Server

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A server is a computer program that provides services to other computer programs. In the client/server model, a server is a program that fulfills requests from client programs. A computer application may function as a client with requests for services from other programs and also as a server of requests from other programs. Specific to the Web, a Web Server is the computer program that serves requested HTML pages or files. The Web browser in your computer is a client that requests HTML files from Web servers.

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