web server

noun

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

Meanings

web server1

nounweb server (plural web servers)

plural web servers · alternative Web server · alternative webserver · alternative web-server

  1. computingsoftware that delivers Web pages and other documents to browsers using the HTTP protocol.
  2. computer hardwarethe computer on which such software runs.

Web server2

nounWeb server (plural Web servers)

plural Web servers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of web server.

Translations

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

web server. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/web%20server

MLA

“web server.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/web%20server. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “web server,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/web%20server.

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