A sound server is software that manages the use of and access to audio devices, most notably, the soundcard. It usually runs as a background process. The term could also apply to a complete computer which is in a server role, dedicated to audio streaming or a networked or stand-alone appliance for playing sounds and sound files.
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“There was a sound of revelry by night,
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