cycle server

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(idea) by Jargon (2 y) (print)   (I like it!) Thu Jul 19 2001 at 6:54:51
cycle of reincarnation = C = cypherpunk

cycle server n.

A powerful machine that exists primarily for running large compute-, disk-, or memory-intensive jobs (more formally called a `compute server'). Implies that interactive tasks such as editing are done on other machines on the network, such as workstations.

--The Jargon File version 4.3.1, ed. ESR, autonoded by rescdsk.

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