http server

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
HTTP server
web server

   <World-Wide Web> (Or "web server") A {server} process running
   at a {website} which sends out {web pages} in response to
   {HTTP} requests from remote {browsers}.

   If one site runs more than one server they must use different
   {port numbers}.  Alternatively, several hostnames may be
   mapped to the same computer in which case they are known as
   "{virtual servers}".

   {Apache} and {NCSA} {HTTPd} are two popular web servers.
   There are many others including some for practically every
   {platform}.  Servers differ mostly in the "server-side"
   features they offer such as {server-side include}, and in
   their {authentication} and access control mechanisms.  All
   decent servers support {CGI} and most have some binary {API}
   as well.

   (1997-02-05)