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A '''web server''' is an [[information technology]] that processes requests via [[Hypertext Transfer Protocol|HTTP]], the basic [[Communications protocol|network protocol]] used to distribute information on the [[World Wide Web]]. | A '''web server''' is an [[information technology]] that processes requests via [[Hypertext Transfer Protocol|HTTP]], the basic [[Communications protocol|network protocol]] used to distribute information on the [[World Wide Web]]. | ||
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* [[Information technology]] | * [[Information technology]] | ||
* [[localhost]] | * [[localhost]] | ||
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* [[Server (computing)]] | * [[Server (computing)]] | ||
* [[Server appliance]] | * [[Server appliance]] | ||
Revision as of 11:58, 2 January 2016
A web server is an information technology that processes requests via HTTP, the basic network protocol used to distribute information on the World Wide Web.
Description
The term "web server" can refer either to the entire computer system, a server appliance, or specifically to the software that accepts and supervises the HTTP requests.
See also
- Communications protocol
- HTTP request
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
- Information technology
- localhost
- JavaServer Pages
- Server (computing)
- Server appliance
- World Wide Web
- XAMPP
Exterior links
- Web server @ Wikipedia
