Server Side Include

noun

A server-side directive in a certain scripting language used on the World Wide Web, allowing the contents of external files to be included at specified points within a web page.

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Meanings

nounServer Side Include (plural Server Side Includes)

plural Server Side Includes

  1. computingA server-side directive in a certain scripting language used on the World Wide Web, allowing the contents of external files to be included at specified points within a web page.

    A Server Side Include, on the other hand, is a simple command you place within an HTML page that adds functionality—such as reading an external file, inserting the current date or last file-modification date, […]

    2002, Rafe Colburn, Sams Teach Yourself CGI in 24 Hours, Sams Publishing, →ISBN, page 443

    Synonyms: SSI

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA server-side directive in a certain scripting language used on the World Wide Web, allowing the contents of external files to be included at specified points within a web page.

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APA

Server Side Include. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Server%20Side%20Include

MLA

“Server Side Include.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Server%20Side%20Include. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Server Side Include,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Server%20Side%20Include.

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