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  2. Database server - Wikipedia

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    A database server is a server which uses a database application that provides database services to other computer programs or to computers, as defined by the client–server model. [citation needed] [1] [2] Database management systems (DBMSs) frequently provide database-server functionality, and some database management systems (such as MySQL ...

  3. Internet chess server - Wikipedia

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    Internet chess server. An Internet chess server ( ICS) is an external server that provides the facility to play, discuss, and view the board game of chess over the Internet. The term specifically refers to facilities for connecting players through a variety of graphical chess clients located on each user's computer.

  4. Server (computing) - Wikipedia

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    A server is a computer that provides information to other computers called "clients" on computer network. [1] This architecture is called the client–server model. Servers can provide various functionalities, often called "services", such as sharing data or resources among multiple clients or performing computations for a client.

  5. Cheating in online games - Wikipedia

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    On online games, cheating subverts the rules or mechanics of the games to gain an unfair advantage over other players, generally with the use of third-party software. [1] [2] What constitutes cheating is dependent on the game in question, its rules, and consensus opinion as to whether a particular activity is considered to be cheating.

  6. Open Settlement Protocol - Wikipedia

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    Open Settlement Protocol. The Open Settlement Protocol (OSP) is a client/server protocol used by Internet service providers to exchange authorization, accounting, and usage information to support IP telephony. Open Settlement Protocol is implemented in voice telephony gateways such as softswitches, H.323 multimedia conferencing gateways, and ...

  7. Internet Go server - Wikipedia

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    Internet Go servers. AlphaGo versus Lee Sedol. v. t. e. An Internet Go server is a server that allows players of the game of Go to play against opponents online. The two fundamental types of Go server are real-time servers and turn-based servers.

  8. Drakensang Online - Wikipedia

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    Gameplay. Drakensang Online is very similar to the Diablo game franchise and to other comparable titles in the way that is played from an isometric perspective.. At the beginning of the game, the player creates a character by choosing to play as one of the four different character classes (Dragonknight, Ranger, Spellweaver and Steam Mechanicus) each of which has a different set of attributes.

  9. 3-D Secure - Wikipedia

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    3-D Secure. 3-D Secure is a protocol designed to be an additional security layer for online credit and debit card transactions. The name refers to the "three domains" which interact using the protocol: the merchant/acquirer domain, the issuer domain, and the interoperability domain. [1]