Definition of HYPOSTASIS. 1. a: something that settles at the bottom of a fluid b: the settling of blood in the dependent parts of an organ or body. 2. : person 3. 3.
A network server is a computer that provides various shared resources to workstations and other servers on a computer network. View slideshow of images above Watch the Did-You-Know slideshow
Strictly speaking, the term server refers to a computer program or process (running program). Through metonymy, it refers to a device used to (or a device dedicated to) running one or several server programs. On a network, such a device is called a host. In addition to server, the words serve and service (as noun and as verb) are frequently used, though servicer and servant are not.