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This section of the Tomcat documentation attempts to explain
the architecture and design of the Tomcat server.  It includes significant
contributions from several tomcat developers:
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The information presented is divided into the following sections: 
Overview -
    An overview of the Tomcat server architecture with key terms
    and concepts.Server Startup -
    A detailed description, with sequence diagrams, of how the Tomcat
    server starts up.Request Process Flow -
    A detailed description of how Tomcat handles a request. | 
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