What Counts as a Server

Function purist "A server is a purpose-made entity serving resource-intensive applications to multiple clients" Function neutral "A server is something that provides data to clients over a network" Function rebel "Anything that provides a service or a function is a server" Form purist "A server is rack-mounted enterprise-class equipment" A Dell PowerEdge R520 is a server A Cisco Catalyst 3560G is a server A Middle Atlantic Rack Mount UD Series Drawer is a server Form neutral "Any computing device can be a server" A DiskStation® DS1621+ is a server A Raspberry Pi is a server A Xerox® AltaLink® B8100 Series Multifunction Printer is a server Form rebel "Anything or anyone can be a server" A traffic light is a server A ghost cell of 56 operatives spying on non-Turkish nationals in the country on behalf of the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad is a server A Femboy Hooters employee is a server

A 3×3 classification chart compares strict and broad definitions of a server by function and physical form. It begins with conventional rack-mounted hardware and expands to switches, printers, traffic lights, a Raspberry Pi, a traffic light, a Mossad spy cell, and a femboy Hooters employee. The joke is that increasingly rebellious definitions make almost anything capable of providing a service count as a server.

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