"language server" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: language servers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} language server (plural language servers)
  1. (programming) A server, implemented in software, that provides language-related services to client applications such as source code editors, based on the text being edited and the actions taken by the human editor. Categories (topical): Programming
    Sense id: en-language_server-en-noun-ew948z5- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

Inflected forms

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