What is an "Internet server"?

What is an "Internet server"?

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An Internet server or a host is what will actually hold the main repository, the library, that has the content that's going to be available to you or people that are surfing the Internet looking for particular content. Somebody's home computer, your home computer can act as a server in a small way, or a server can be a building with racks and racks of servers and computers that are connected, that are handling millions and millions of requests at the same time.