Apache

See also: apache and apaché

English
Portraits of some Apaches (members of any of several native peoples of southwestern USA)

Etymology

From American Spanish apache, most likely from Zuni ˀa˙paču (“Navajos”). 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 on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )

Pronunciation
  • enPR: ə-păch'ē, IPA(key): /ə.ˈpæ.t͡ʃi/
  • Rhymes: -ætʃi

Proper noun

Apache

  1. The group of languages used by any of several Athabascan-speaking peoples of the American southwest excluding Navajo, i.e. Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Plains Apache, or Western Apache.
  2. The town of Apache, Oklahoma.
  3. (computing, informal) Apache HTTP Server, a widely used open source web server software suite. [released in 1995]
    • 2002, Daniel López Ridruejo, Daniel Lopez, Ian Kallen, Sams Teach Yourself Apache 2 in 24 Hours, Sams Publishing, page 62,
      This list is necessary so Apache can set the right HTTP headers when a certain file is requested.
    • 2003, Scott Hawkins, BEA WebLogic Server Administration Kit, page 59,
      This section discusses the process of configuring Apache to participate in WebLogic clusters. Apache is a Web server, the most popular one, actually.
    • 2014, Matthew Helmke, Ubuntu Unleashed 2015 Edition: Covering 14.10 and 15.04, Sams Publishing, page 496,
      IBM made an early commitment to support and use Apache as the basis for its web offerings and has dedicated substantial resources to the project because it makes more sense to use an established, proven web server.

Synonyms
  • (language group): Apachean, Southern Athabaskan

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Noun

Apache (plural Apaches)

  1. Any of several Athabascan-speaking peoples of the American southwest excluding Navajo, i.e. Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Plains Apache, or Western Apache.
  2. A person belonging to an Apache people.
  3. A Parisian gangster of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  4. AH-64 Apache, a U.S. military helicopter.

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Proper noun

Apache

  1. Apache (server)
  2. Apache (city)
  3. Apache (tribe)
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