chunkserver

English

Etymology

chunk +‎ server

Noun

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.