Web server

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

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Using the client-server model and the World Wide Web's HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Web Server is a software program that serves web pages to users.

Framework senses

4 senses across 4 frameworks

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →

§1: A software process that runs on a host computer connected to the Internet to respond to HTTP requests for documents from client web browsers.

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →

§1: Using the client-server model and the World Wide Web's HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Web Server is a software program that serves web pages to users.

NIST SP 800-171r31 senseview framework →

§1 · attested_usage_pack_match: No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.
Increment 2: attested in 800-171r3 without a glossary definition.

Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →

§1 · legacy_primary: Using the client-server model and the World Wide Web's HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Web Server is a software program that serves web pages to users.
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