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[[File:2453 IP video server.jpg|thumb|148x200px|right|Front and back views of a small IP video server (Sensoray 2453S) with audio and composite video inputs served via [[HTTP server]] and other protocols.]]
An '''embedded HTTP server''' is an [[HTTP server]] used in an [[embedded system]].{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} The HTTP server is usually implemented as a [[software component]] of an [[Application software|application]] (embedded) system that controls and/or monitors a machine with mechanical and/or electrical parts.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
The HTTP server implements the [[Hypertext Transfer Protocol|HTTP]] [[Communications protocol|protocol]] in order to allow communications with one or more local or remote [[User (computing)|users]] using a [[browser]]. The aim is to let users to interact with information provided by the embedded system ([[Web user interface|user interface]], data monitoring, [[Data logger|data logging]], data configuration, etc.) via [[Computer network|network]], without using traditional peripherals required for local user interfaces ([[display]], [[Computer keyboard|keyboard]], etc.).{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
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