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So it's not a daemon or a server. It's just a process. Running some code in a separate process isn't a 'server' it's just how all programmes operate.

You seem confused as to what a server is.

If a program runs in a separate process and provides data/processing to other connected programs through some standard protocols, they are a server.

In computing, a server is a computer program or a device that provides functionality for other programs or devices, called "clients".

across a network in modern parlance