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Mac OS X Server
The server version of the Mac OS X operating system. Introduced in 1999, it includes the Apache Web server along with a mail server, file server, Wiki server and podcast publisher. It also...
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Definition: Mac OS X Server
The server version of the Mac OS X operating system. Introduced in 1999, it includes the Apache Web server along with a mail server, file server, Wiki server and podcast publisher. It also includes tools for centrally managing all the users' machines in the network. The OS X Server versions follow in step with the Mac operating system "animals:" Panther, Tiger, Leopard, etc. See Mac OS X.
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