The word “server” can be used for several different things in the IT world. A “server” could be a program that sends information in response to requests from other programs. read more
A server is a computer - albeit a better crafted, more expensive, more reliable computer than the home computers we all use. A service is just a computer software that runs on computers - servers or not. More often than not, the two terms are interchangeable. HTTP is a service. It runs on a computer called web server. read more