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web server

computer software that distributes web pages
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web server

Summary

web server is a software feature[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of software_feature entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,289 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • web server's instance of is recorded as software feature[3].
  • web server's instance of is recorded as software category[4].
  • web server is a type of server software[5].
  • web server is used for sending[6].
  • web server is used for receiving[7].
  • web server's Commons category is recorded as Web server[8].
  • web server is the opposite of web browser[9].
  • web server's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Web server software[10].
  • web server's topic has template is recorded as Template:Web server software[11].
  • web server's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/webserver[12].
  • web server's implementation of is recorded as HTTP[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include software feature[3] and software category[4]. web server is a type of server software[5]. It is the opposite of web browser[9].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include sending[6] and receiving[7].

Why It Matters

web server ranks in the top 9% of software_feature entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,289 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . software-testing.com. software-testing.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). web server. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/web-server
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_web-server_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{web server}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/web-server}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0000545-WWW-servery
    Foldoc id → web+server
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0000545-WWW-servery, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259490|batch #259490]]"
  2. 25d ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Foldoc id → web+server
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12946]]: HTTP+server, import FOLDOC ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/f6585e22ab8ad/|details]])"
  3. 28d ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Q513349
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q513349]]"
  4. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Web server software
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → nettserver
    Has use → sending, receiving
    Instance of → software feature, software category
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007563780205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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