Hosting vs. Server — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Hosting and Server
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Hosting
One who receives or entertains guests in a social or official capacity.
Server
One who serves food and drink. See Usage Note at waiter.
Hosting
A person who manages an inn or hotel.
Server
Something, such as a tray, that is used in serving food and drink.
Hosting
One that furnishes facilities and resources for a function or event
The city chosen as host for the Olympic Games.
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Server
An altar server.
Hosting
The emcee or interviewer on a radio or television program.
Server
(Law) One who serves a legal process, such as a summons or court order.
Hosting
An organism on which or in which another organism lives.
Server
(Sports) The player who serves, as in court games.
Hosting
A cell that has been infected by a virus or other infective agent.
Server
A file server.
Hosting
(Medicine) The recipient of a transplanted tissue or organ.
Server
A computer that processes requests for HTML and other documents that are components of webpages.
Hosting
A computer or other device providing data or services that a remote computer can access by means of a network or modem.
Server
(computing) A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network.
Hosting
A computer that is connected to a TCP/IP network such as the internet.
Server
(computing) A computer dedicated to running such programs.
Hosting
To serve as host to or at
"the garden party he had hosted last spring" (Saturday Review).
Server
One who serves.
Hosting
To provide software that offers data or services, hardware, or both over a computer network.
Server
A waitress or waiter.
Hosting
Present participle of host
Server
The player who serves the ball.
Hosting
(computing) Running and maintaining a computer system on someone's behalf.
Server
(Christianity) A priest's attendant at the celebration of the Eucharist.
Hosting
(obsolete) A battle.
Server
A tray for dishes.
Hosting
An encounter; a battle.
Server
A spoon for serving food.
Hosting
A muster or review.
Server
One who serves.
Server
A tray for dishes; a salver.
Server
A person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
Server
(court games) the player who serves to start a point
Server
(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network
Server
Utensil used in serving food or drink
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