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Static as a Server
You wouldn't download a site.
For example, you might use Rails or PHP for a “server” app, but if you wanted to generate a “static” HTML+CSS+JS site, you might use Jekyll or Hugo instead. You can start with a fully “static” site and then later add a “server” page to show some dynamic content. It produces “static” sites by default but you can opt into “server” features like and on-demand rendering.
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