Also called a "micro server," a server appliance may provide a single application or several such as file server, Web server, mail server and firewall. Server appliances are designed to be plugged ...

Many consider the router to be the first network appliance. A "software appliance" is the software alone, which must be installed in the computer. Following is a list of common hardware appliances.

And it’s safe to say that both groups will get something out of this aggressively Web 1.0 retro experience, courtesy of a server that ... first true “Internet appliance,” designed to be ...