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Server

Server is a computer system or software service that receives network requests and delivers data, applications, or shared resources to other systems or users, and it matters in enterprises because it hosts core workloads, data, and digital services.

217 articles
322 companies
Most covered: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Nvidia, Microsoft

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  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -H "accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -d '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/call","params":{"arguments":{"slug":"server"},"name":"di_get_term"}}'

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