dedicated file server

Related to dedicated file server: dedicated Web server

dedicated file server

[‚ded·ə‚kād·əd ′fīl ‚sər·vər]

(computer science)

A computer that operates solely to provide services to other computers in a particular local-area network and to manage the network operating system. Also known as dedicated server.

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