server
RPC: The party that receives remote procedure calls. A given application can act as both an RPC server and an RPC client. See also client.
CDS: A node running CDS server software. A CDS server handles name-lookup requests and maintains the contents of the clearinghouse or clearinghouses at its node.
DTS: A system or process that synchronizes with its peers and provides its clock value to clerks and their client applications.
DFS: A
provider of resources or services. See also client.
GDS: The server consists of a DSA, which accesses the database, and an S-stub,
which handles the connection over the communications network for responding to remote clients and accessing remote servers.