[1] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

http server
     
         or "web server" a server process running
        at a web site which sends out web pages in response to
        http requests from remote browsers.
     
        if one site runs more than one server they must use different
        port numbers.  alternatively, several hostnames may be
        mapped to the same computer in which case they are known as
        "virtual servers".
     
        apache and ncsa httpd are two popular web servers.
        there are many others including some for practically every
        platform.  servers differ mostly in the "server-side"
        features they offer such as server-side include, and in
        their authentication and access control mechanisms.  all
        decent servers support cgi and most have some binary api
        as well.
     
        1997-02-05
     
     
see also:
server web site web pages http browsers port numbers 
virtual servers apache ncsa httpd platform 
server-side include authentication cgi api 

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