Users on a Windows NT network often need to know what domains and computers are accessible from their local computer. Viewing all the network resources available is called browsing. The Windows NT Browser service maintains a list (called the browse list) of all available domains and servers. The browse list can be viewed using Windows NT Explorer and is provided by a browser in the local computer's domain.
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For the purposes of this discussion, the term server refers to any computer that can provide resources to the rest of the network. If a computer running Windows NT Workstation can share file or print resources with other computers on the network, it is considered a server in the context of the browser system. The computer does not have to be actively sharing resources to be considered a server.
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