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- HTTP server
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From Glossary of Terms for Device Independence (2005-01-18) | Glossary for this source
Any given program may be capable of being both an
HTTP client and an HTTP server; our use of
these terms refers only to the role being performed by the program for
a particular connection, rather than to the program's capabilities in
general. Likewise, any
HTTP server may
act as an
origin server,
HTTP proxy,
HTTP
gateway, or tunnel, switching behavior based on the nature of each
request.
- origin server
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From Composite Capability/Preference Profiles (CC/PP): Structure and Vocabularies 1.0 (2004-01-15) | Glossary for this source
Software that can respond to requests by delivering
appropriate
content or error messages. The origin server may receive requests
via either WSP or HTTP. Application programs executing on the
origin server deliver content that is tailored in accordance with
the CC/PP that can be found within the provided Profile. For the
purpose of this specification, "origin server" refers to content
generation capabilities, which may physically exist in a
stand-alone Web server or may be co-located with a proxy or
gateway.
- origin server
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From Glossary of Terms for Device Independence (2005-01-18) | Glossary for this source
The
server on which a
given resource resides or is to be created.
- origin server
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From Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1 (1999-06-15) | Glossary for this source
The server on which a given resource resides or is to be created.
- server
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From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24) | Glossary for this source
The role adopted by an application when it is supplying resources
or resource manifestations.
- server
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From Glossary of "Weaving the Web" (1999-07-23) | Glossary for this source
A program that provides a service (typically information) to
another program, called the client. A Web server holds Web pages
and allows client programs to read and write them.
- server
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From Glossary of Terms for Device Independence (2005-01-18) | Glossary for this source
- server
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From Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1 (1999-06-15) | Glossary for this source
An application program that accepts connections in order to service requests by sending back responses. Any given program may be capable of being both a client and a server; our use of these terms refers only to the role being performed by the program for a particular connection, rather than to the program's capabilities in general. Likewise, any server may act as an origin server, proxy, gateway, or tunnel, switching behavior based on the nature of each request.
- server
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From Hypertext Terms (1995-04-15) | Glossary for this source
A program which provides a service to another, known as the
client
. In a
hypertext
system, a server will
provide hypertext information to a
browser
. See also:
daemon
.
- server session
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From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24) | Glossary for this source
A collection of user clicks to a single Web server during a user
session. Also called a visit.
- WAIS (Wide area information servers)
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From Glossary of "Weaving the Web" (1999-07-23) | Glossary for this source
A distributed information system designed by Brewster Kahle
while at Thinking Machines. WAIS was like a Web of search engines,
but without hypertext.
- web server
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From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24) | Glossary for this source
A server that provides access to Web resources and which supplies
Web resource manifestations to the requestor.
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