servidors

Servidors is the plural form of servidor in several Romance languages, most commonly used to refer to servers in computing. In this context, a server is a system, either hardware or software, that provides services or resources to other computers or clients over a network. Servers may host web pages, store data, send email, run applications, or resolve domain names.

In computing, common server roles include web servers that serve HTTP/HTTPS content, database servers that manage data storage and queries, mail servers that handle email transmission and delivery, application servers that run business logic, file servers that provide centralized storage, DNS servers that translate domain names into addresses, and game servers that host multiplayer sessions. Servers can be dedicated physical machines, virtual servers, or containerized instances in cloud environments.

The architecture typically follows a client–server model, where clients request services and servers respond. Performance and reliability are enhanced through techniques such as load balancing, clustering, replication, and failover. Deployment models vary from on-premises setups to virtualized environments and cloud-based infrastructures, enabling horizontal scaling (adding more servers) or vertical scaling (upgrading a server’s resources).

Maintenance considerations include security, regular software updates, access controls, encryption, backups, and monitoring to detect failures or anomalies. In everyday language, the term servidor or servidor(es) may also refer to a person who serves others, such as a waiter, in a service context, depending on the language.