A server which is dedicated to one type of application or website A dedicated server is the opposite of a shared server If your website has advanced size, security, or application needs, you might want to consider a dedicated server Back to Top
A LAN-connected computer that acts solely as a server and has no workstation capability Some peer-to-peer LANs permit a server to temporarily act as a dedicated server by running a special program Stopping turns the server back into a nondedicated server without interrupting the work being performed by the server
For those customers that want the advantages of co-location without the hassles of purchasing their own server See Also: Co-Location
A computer which is dedicated to act as a slave to other computers on the network
A computer on a network that is assigned to function only as a resource server and cannot be used as a client
When your site is hosted on a dedicated server, the Internet service provider (ISP) provides an NT or UNIX server and connects it to a high-speed Internet network All you have to do is develop content for your site and install the necessary applications on the server
A node on which applications are limited to maintaining network resources; no user applications are available
For those customers that want the advantages of collocation without the hassles of purchasing their own server
One or more computers that operate only as designated file, database, or other types of servers
A dedicated server is an Oracle background process that remains associated to the user process for the remainder of the connection Also see MTS and Shared Server
a computer/server whose whole purpose is to share resources or run server based portions of server/client network applications
A dedicated server is a computer that only runs one type of server software, and is usually constructed according to the user's specifications Dedicated servers are typically used for websites that have high traffic, and need many resources and much processing power