web-server

Delivers online pages

A web server is a computer system that stores and delivers website content to users over the internet.

When you visit a webpage, your browser sends a request to a web server, which responds with the files needed to display that page.

The term also refers to the software that handles these requests: We installed Apache as our web server.

Also spelled without the hyphen.

infrastructure

Apache

Southwestern indigenous nation

  • hostingReceiving guests socially
  • datacenterFacility housing networked computers
  • rackFrame for holding items

uptime · cluster · CDN · colocation · virtualization · container · Docker · cloud · AWS · Azure

protocol

HTTP

Web data transmission standard

  • HTTPSEncrypted browsing standard
  • TCP/IPInternet's core protocol suite
  • portDocking place for ships

SSL · TLS · request · response · header · POST · socket · handshake · certificate · encryption

content

static

Without motion or change

  • dynamicActive and changing
  • HTMLWeb page code
  • CSSWeb presentation language

JavaScript · PHP · CGI · servlet · page · asset · image · file · directory · index

configuration

directive

Formal command or instruction

gzip · compression · tuning · optimization · thread · worker · memory

security

firewall

Network access control system

patch · authentication · authorization · intrusion · malware · injection · hardening · audit · monitoring · rate-limiting

Opposites
client-server architecture

web-serverclient

One who hires professionals

browser · web-browser · web browser · client-side · frontend

Family

web, server, webs, webbed, webbing, weave, weaver, woven, wove

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G