Word
apache
US/əˈpætʃi/
UK/ɐpˈætʃi/
Definition
n. a member of a group of Indigenous peoples of the Southwestern United States. In computing, it refers to a popular open-source web server software.
n. a member of any of the Indigenous peoples of the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico. In computing, it refers to the Apache HTTP Server, a widely used open-source web server software.
Examples
“The Apache tribe lived in the desert.”
“The company switched to the Apache server to handle more website traffic.”
“The Apache web server remains the backbone of many legacy systems, despite the rise of newer, lightweight alternatives in modern cloud architectures.”
Examples
simple
“The Apache tribe lived in the desert.”
contextual
“The company switched to the Apache server to handle more website traffic.”
complex
“The Apache web server remains the backbone of many legacy systems, despite the rise of newer, lightweight alternatives in modern cloud architectures.”
Real-World Examples
“An Israeli Apache helicopter struck a commercial centre near Mayfadoun in Southern Lebanon.” Etymology
From American Spanish apache, most likely from Zuni ʔa·paču (“Navajos”), or possibly from the Yavapai word ʔpačə, meaning "people". The web server software was named to honor the Apache people, although much has been made of the fact that its design was "patchy" (constructed by assembling software patches). See Apache HTTP Server § Name. The Parisian gangsters were named after the American tribe because of their aggressive reputation.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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