A computer server that provides services over a network, typically referring to IBM's line of enterprise servers or electronic servers in general.
Compound of 'e-' (electronic, from Greek 'electron' meaning amber) + 'server' (from serve, Latin 'servire'). The 'e-' prefix became popular in the 1990s during the internet boom to denote electronic or digital versions of traditional concepts.
The 'e-' prefix explosion of the 1990s created thousands of new terms like eserver, email, and e-commerce, but most have since evolved - we rarely say 'electronic mail' anymore, just 'email.' IBM's eServer line represented a shift toward thinking of servers not just as powerful computers, but as service providers in an interconnected digital ecosystem.
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