What is a server?
In: Engineering
A server is a computer which has a program which answers messages from other computers.
You want to go to Reddit, so your computer looks up the address of one of Reddit’s servers and sends it a message (think of a virtual postcard) saying “Hey Mr Reddit Server, can you tell me what’s on the front page today?”
And it sends one back saying “Hey Mr Someone’s Computer, there’s a bunch of stuff about coronavirus and Trump, …..”
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