Chunkserver

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A specialized server that retrieves chunks of data.

    "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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"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."

Etymology

From chunk + server.

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