Phrase guide

web server

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

software that delivers Web pages and other documents to browsers using the HTTP protocol.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software

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noun

Meaning 2

the computer on which such software runs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computer-hardware, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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noun

Meaning 3

Alternative form of web server.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: خَادِم وِيب (ḵādim wīb) — software
  • Arabic: سِيرْفِير وِيب (sirfīr wīb) — software
  • Chinese Mandarin: 服务端 — software
  • Dutch: webserver — software
  • Finnish: verkkopalvelin — software
  • French: serveur web — software
  • German: Webserver — software
  • Greek: εξυπηρετητής περιεχομένου (exypiretitís periechoménou) — software
  • Hindi: वेब सर्वर (veb sarvar) — software
  • Hungarian: webszerver — software
  • Japanese: ウェブサーバー (webusābā) — software
  • Korean: 웹 서버 (wep seobeo) — software
  • Portuguese: servidor — software
  • Russian: веб-се́рвер (veb-sérver) — software
  • Spanish: servidor web — software
  • Swedish: webbserver — software
  • Chinese Mandarin: 網頁服務器 /网页服务器 (wǎngyè fúwùqì) — computer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 網頁伺服器 /网页伺服器 (wǎngyè cìfúqì) — computer
  • Dutch: webserver — computer
  • Finnish: verkkopalvelin — computer
  • Greek: εξυπηρετητής περιεχομένου (exypiretitís periechoménou) — computer
  • Hungarian: webszerver — computer
  • Portuguese: servidor — computer
  • Russian: веб-сервер (veb-server) — computer
  • Swedish: webbserver — computer