webserver
nounUK /ˈwɛbˌsɜːvə/
US /ˈwɛbˌsɜrvər/
A webserver is a computer that sends web pages to people when they ask for them.
When you type a website address, your browser asks a webserver to send you the page.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A software program that answers requests from browsers and sends back web content.
The developer installed a webserver on the machine to test the new site.
3. A company or service that stores websites and keeps them online.
Our webserver went down, so the shop page was offline for an hour.
4. A machine in a network that handles incoming web traffic for many users at once.
The busy news site added more memory to its webserver during the big event.