Server
The term “Server” is bandied about, which can make it a bit confusing. In short, taken from the Wikipedia article, a server is a computer or software system that provides data, resources, or services to other computers (clients) over a network.
The term is used, somewhat arbitrarily, to refer to any one of
- a physical computer
- host on that computer
- a service on that host
- an application, or composition of applications, on that host that provides utility to a client.