chunkserver

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noun

A specialized server that retrieves chunks of data.

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Meanings

nounchunkserver (plural chunkservers)

plural chunkservers

  1. computingA specialized server that retrieves chunks of data.

    Each chunk at the time of storage is replicated and stored in multiple chunkservers which provides enhanced reliability to the data stored in the GFS.

    2015, Pethuru Raj, Anupama Raman, Dhivya Nagaraj, High-Performance Big-Data Analytics: Computing Systems and Approaches, page 141

Origin

From chunk + server.

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chunkserver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chunkserver

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“chunkserver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chunkserver. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chunkserver,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chunkserver.

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