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> This seems to be a common point of confusion for people who aren't native English speakers
Where did this come from and what value does it have, other than being condescending to non-native English speakers? I am a native speaker and we're having a discussion in my native tongue about words in my native language about work I do as a profession.
> Similarly, a quick bit of Googling turned up [this][1]
I do not accept Stackoverflow as an authoritative source for anything. Useful? Yes, great for finding random solutions to random problems. Authoritative source on terminology used in the industry I work? Nah.
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This seems to be a common point of confusion for people who aren't native English speakers. Oxford English Dictionary defines "server" as:
> a computer or computer program which manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network.
Similarly, a quick bit of Googling turned up [this][1] which isn't authoritative, but indicates that "server" can mean either hardware, VM, or software services.
[1]: https://stackoverflow.com/a/13118205/483347