# server (digital)

a device that provides information to others over a network

- Computed level: L18 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: digital  ·  Arena: server

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [device](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-device.tool), [network](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-network.system), [software](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-software.digital), [information](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-information.knowledge), [others](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-others.distinct-entities), [provide](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-provide.supply)

**Through:** the device uses software that supplies information over the network to distinct entities

**Novel properties:**
- information provisioning
- remote accessibility
- client-server relationship

## Examples
- The Apache HTTP Server software runs on a Dell PowerEdge server at CERN, delivering web pages over the internet. *(computing)*
- The Hubble Space Telescope's data archive at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center stores and transmits petabytes of astronomical images. *(engineering)*
- The Bank of England's real-time gross settlement system processes trillions in transactions daily from financial institutions. *(economics)*

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