> Can you link to something where this is a common accepted definition? I'm a systems engineer by trade, talk to a bajillion people about all sort of things and we just don't call a "service in a network" a server in parlance.
This seems to be a common point of confusion for people who aren't native English speakers. Oxford English Dictionary defines "server" as:
> a computer or computer program which manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network.
Similarly, a quick bit of Googling turned up [this][1] which isn't authoritative, but indicates that "server" can mean either hardware, VM, or software services.
This seems to be a common point of confusion for people who aren't native English speakers. Oxford English Dictionary defines "server" as:
> a computer or computer program which manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network.
Similarly, a quick bit of Googling turned up [this][1] which isn't authoritative, but indicates that "server" can mean either hardware, VM, or software services.
[1]: https://stackoverflow.com/a/13118205/483347