With the ServerAdaptorMechanism, TiddlyWiki adopts a simple model for interacting with servers:
- Server adaptors are plugins that provide a standardised interface to a particular server architecture. As standard, TiddlyWiki provides the FileAdaptor for talking to static TiddlyWiki files but others are available for talking to popular wiki servers
- A host string identifies a particular server, usually by it's URL
- A workspace string identifies a particular compartment or storage area within a server, for instance the name of a wiki on a shared MediaWiki server
- A title identifies a tiddler within a particular workspace