File server

In telecommunication, the term file server has the following meanings:

Related Topics:
Telecommunication - Server

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• A high-capacity disk storage device or a computer that hosts files so that they may be accessed or retrieved by other computers on the same network.
• A computer program, that allows different programs, running on other computers, to access the files of that computer.

Source: from Federal Standard 1037C

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In simple terms, file server is nothing but the machine providing ftp like service.

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