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chunkserver

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Etymology

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From chunk +‎ server.

Noun

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chunkserver (plural chunkservers)

  1. (computing) A specialized server that retrieves chunks of data.
    • 2015, Pethuru Raj, Anupama Raman, Dhivya Nagaraj, High-Performance Big-Data Analytics: Computing Systems and Approaches, page 141:
      Each chunk at the time of storage is replicated and stored in multiple chunkservers which provides enhanced reliability to the data stored in the GFS.
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