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chunkserver

chunkserver noun: a specialized server that retrieves chunks of data.

Noun

chunkserver (plural chunkservers)

  1. A specialized server that retrieves chunks of data.
    • Each chunk at the time of storage is replicated and stored in multiple chunkservers which provides enhanced reliability to the data stored in the GFS.2015, Pethuru Raj, Anupama Raman, Dhivya Nagaraj, High-Performance Big-Data Analytics: Computing Systems and Approaches, page 141

Forms of chunkserver

pluralchunkservers

Origin of chunkserver

From chunk + server.

Questions about chunkserver

What does chunkserver mean?
Chunkserver means a specialized server that retrieves chunks of data.
What part of speech is chunkserver?
Chunkserver is a noun.
What is the plural of chunkserver?
The plural of chunkserver is chunkservers.

Words near chunkserver in the dictionary

  1. chunklet
  2. chunklets
  3. chunklike
  4. chunks
  5. chunks of change
  6. chunkserver
  7. chunkservers
  8. chunkster
  9. chunksters
  10. chunkwise
  11. chunky

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