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Server-Side

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Last Updated May 24, 2021 7:54 am

Occurring on the server side of a client-server system. For example, on the World Wide Web, CGI scripts are server-side applications because they run on the Web server. In contrast, JavaScript scripts are client-side because they are executed by your browser (the client). Java applets can be either server-side or client-sidedepending on which computer (the server or the client) executes them.