application server

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application server - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  application server
  
     1.  <software> A designer's or developer's suite of
     software that helps programmers isolate the business logic
      in their programs from the platform-related code.
     Application servers can handle all of the application
     logic and connectivity found in client-server
     applications.  Many application servers also offer
     features such as transaction management, clustering and
     failover, and load balancing; nearly all offer ODBC
     support.
  
     Application servers range from small footprint,
     web-based processors for intelligent appliances or remote
     embedded devices, to complete environments for assembling,
     deploying, and maintaining scalable multi-tier
     applications across an enterprise.
  
     2.  <software> Production programs run on a mid-sized
     computer that handle all application operations between
     browser-based computers and an organisation's back-end
     business applications or databases.  The application
     server works as a translator, allowing, for example, a
     customer with a browser to search an online retailer's
     database for pricing information.
  
     3.  <hardware> The device on which application server
     software runs.  Application Service Providers offer
     commercial access to such devices.
  
     Citrix Application Serving White Paper (http://citrix.com/press/corpinfo/application_serving_wp_0700.pdf)
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     Application Server Sites, a list maintained by Vayda & Herzum (http://componentfactory.org/links/appl.htm)
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     The Application Server Zone at DevX, (http://appserver-zone.com/default.asp)
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     TechMetrix Research's Application Server Directory, (http://techmetrix.com/trendmarkers/techmetrixasd.php3)
     .
  
     (2001-03-30)