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`'9' ‘Over’ 8,000 Computar Ternats‘ Clearly Explained
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`I Covers the Latest Technology Including the World Wide Web
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`Philip E. Margolis
`Creator of www.pcwe'bopaedia.com
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`RPX Corp.
`Exhibit 1009
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`Random House Webster's Computer & Internet Dictionary, Third Edition
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`Copyright'° 1999 by Philip E. Margolis
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`Margolis, Philip E.
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`Random House Webster's computer & internet dictionary
`Margolis. -- 3rd ed.
`cm.
`p.
`Rev. ed. of: Random House personal computer dictionary. 2nd ed.
`cl996.
`Includes biographical references and index.
`ISBN 0-375-70351-9
`I. Microcomputers--Dictionaries. 2. Computers--Dictionaries.
`I. Margolis, Philip E. Random House personal computer dictionary.
`II. Title.
`QA76.15.M37 1998
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`1999 Third Random House Edition
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`serif
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`502
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`serif A small decorative line added as embellishment to the basic form of a
`character. Typefaces are often described as being serif or sans serif (with(cid:173)
`out serifs). The most common serif typeface is Times Roman. A common
`sans serif typeface is Helvetica.
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`=> See also FONT; SANS SERIF; TYPEFACE.
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`server A computer or device on a network that manages network
`resources. For example, a file server is a computer and storage device
`dedicated to storing files. Any user on the network can store files on the
`server. A print server is a computer that manages one or more printers,
`and a network semer is a computer that manages network traffic. A data(cid:173)
`base semer is a computer system that processes database queries.
`Servers are often dedicated, meaning that they perform no other tasks
`besides their server tasks. On multiprocessing operating systems, how(cid:173)
`ever, a single computer can execute several programs at once. A server in
`this case could refer to the program that is managing resources rather
`than the entire computer.
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`=> See also CLIENT; CLIENT/SERVER ARCHITECTURE; DEC; LOAD BALANCING; LO(cid:173)
`CAL-AREA NETWORK; NETWORK; PROXY SERVER; SERVER MIRRORING; SERVER-SIDE;
`SGI; SUN MICROSYSTEMS; VIRTUAL SERVER.
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`server mirroring Utilizing a backup server that duplicates all the proc(cid:173)
`esses and transactions of the primary server. If, for any reason, the pri(cid:173)
`mary server fails, the backup server can immediately take its place with(cid:173)
`out any down-time.
`Server mirroring is an expensive but effective strategy for achieving
`fault tolerance. It's expensive because each server must be mirrored by
`an identical server whose only purpose is to be there in the event of a
`failure. A less expensive technique that is becoming more and more pop(cid:173)
`ular is clustering.
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`=> See also DISK MIRRORING; FAULT TOLERANCE; SERVER.
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`server-side Occurring on the server side of a client/server system. For ex(cid:173)
`ample, on the World Wide Web, CGI scripts are server-side applications
`because they run on the Web server. In contrast, JavaScript scripts are
`client-side because they are executed by your browser (the client). Java
`applets can be either server-side or client-side depending on which com(cid:173)
`puter (the server or the client) executes them.
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`=> See also CLIENT-SIDE; CLIENT/SERVER ARCHITECTURE; SERVER; SSL
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`Server-Side Include See SSL
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`service 1. See CUSTOMER SUPPORT. 2. See ONLINE SERVICE.
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`Service Advertising Protocol See SAP.
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`service bureau Short for prepress service bureau, a company that provides
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