headless

As headless , so headless is called Computer, most server systems that do not have a screen or other graphical output. In many cases, these systems have a network connection as a control option, which enables access via SSH or other terminal services, in more recent cases often also via web frontends.

Alternatively, there are also servers that are connected to a KVM switch . Since the tasks of these computers are mostly the same, they also fall into the "headless" category.

The concept of "headless" architecture has been increasingly found in content management for several years - as well as in shop systems for electronic commerce . Here you separate the user interface, the front end, from the downstream processes, the back end. Both layers communicate via a standardized API interface and use this to exchange information. The aim is to make data and logic available to the greatest possible number of usage scenarios, such as classic websites , but also mobile apps or voice assistants.

A guitar design without a headstock is also called headless .