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Definition: Snap Server


A popular network-attached storage (NAS) device from HVE ConneXions, LLC. Snap Server plugs into an Ethernet switch for extra storage on the network. Powered by a unified software platform called GuardianOS, the same Snap Server can be accessed by Windows, Mac and Unix clients. See NAS.




An Early Snap Server
One would wish that all devices in computing could hook up as easily as the Snap Server. Once connected to an Ethernet switch, it is available to Windows, Mac and Unix clients. (Image courtesy of Snap Appliance, a division of Adaptec Inc.)