Web server
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
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.
MWEISACA Cybersecurity Glossary
Senses
SANS Glossary of Security Terms
A software process that runs on a host computer connected to the Internet to respond to HTTP requests for documents from client web browsers.
NIST SP 800-171r3attested 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.
Classifications
Entity Type
System92%rule-basedr:entity.system.compute.v1
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Web servers
- possessive
- Web server's
- pluralpossessive
- Web servers'