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Database Server

Often used interchangeably to refer to hardware or software. Both uses pertain to the same principle-a database architecture prepared to receive requests from a third party, or client, and respond to those requests by delivering a particular type of information. In either case, appropriate software is the core of the system. Referring to a piece of hardware as a "server" usually implies that it is running one or more pieces of server software.

Often used interchangeably to refer to hardware or software. Both uses pertain to the same principle—a database architecture prepared to receive requests from a third party, or client, and respond to those requests by delivering a particular type of information. In either case, appropriate software is the core of the system. Referring to a piece of hardware as a “server” usually implies that it is running one or more pieces of server software.