I hear the word server in all sorts of contexts whenever computers are involved. What is a server and how does it relate to a PC?
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A server is a computer that does stuff that other computers ask it to do.
Commonly, this involves software that runs on the server. Other computers (clients) might contact the server with input information and receive the output information after the server processes the inputs.
A computer that is specifically built to be a server typically has some design features like the ability to swap out hardware without shutting it down, or a form factor designed to be kept on audiovisual racks with lots of other servers, but it’s possible to use another computer as a server. These just do it very well.
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