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Jnc: Add modern second meaning

2019-08-17T14:43:23Z

Add modern second meaning

Jnc: +cat

2018-12-13T20:06:46Z

+cat

Jnc: Proper cat

2018-10-21T12:43:08Z

Proper cat

Jnc: A start

2018-09-13T16:24:53Z

A start

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In an [[application]] which runs across a [[communication network]], the '''server''' is the end which provides the service (hence the name); the [[client]] at the other end makes contact with the server to request the service.

While clients may come and go (in the sense of being started and shut down), servers (or a service housing which is prepared to start a server when a request comes in) generally are always operational, waiting for a request to come in (since the requests usually arrive [[asynchronous]]ly).

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-In an [[application]] which runs across a [[communication network]], the '''server''' is the end which provides the service (hence the name); the [[client]] at the other end makes contact with the server to request the service.
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 While clients may come and go (in the sense of being started and shut down), servers (or a service housing which is prepared to start a server when a request comes in) generally are always operational, waiting for a request to come in (since the requests usually arrive [[asynchronous]]ly).
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