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homeserver

homeserver noun: a server that facilitates communication using the Matrix protocol.

Noun

homeserver (plural homeservers)

  1. A server that facilitates communication using the Matrix protocol.
    • The disruption has caused hours of ongoing downtime, in which Matrix.org said the organization had run into issues "rebuilding production from scratch." Websites, databases, synapse, LBs, and media repositories were all impacted. Modular.im homeservers, however, are unscathed.2019 April 12, Charlie Osborne, “Matrix.org hack forces servers offline, encrypted chat history lost”, in ZDNET, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2023
    • That figure is therefore the total number of addressable users visible to the matrix.org homeserver, but doesn't include servers or users not viewable on the public network or those that don't report usage stats.2022 July 15, Richard Speed, “60 million in the Matrix as users seek decentralized messaging”, in The Register, archived from the original on 03 Jun 2023

Forms of homeserver

pluralhomeservers

Origin of homeserver

Compound of home + server.

Questions about homeserver

What does homeserver mean?
Homeserver means a server that facilitates communication using the Matrix protocol.
What part of speech is homeserver?
Homeserver is a noun.
What is the plural of homeserver?
The plural of homeserver is homeservers.

Words near homeserver in the dictionary

  1. homescreen
  2. homescreens
  3. homeseeker
  4. homeseekers
  5. homeseeking
  6. homeserver
  7. homeservers
  8. homeset
  9. homesets
  10. homesewn
  11. homeshare

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