server

American  

[sur-ver] / ˈsɜr vər /

noun

1. a person who serves.

2. a person who waits on tables; a waiter or waitress.

3. something that serves or is used in serving, as a salver.

4. a broad fork, spoon, or spatula for dishing out and serving individual portions of food, as vegetables, cake, or pie.

5. Also called altar server.  Ecclesiastical. an attendant on the priest at Mass, who arranges the altar, makes the responses, etc.

6. (in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.) the player who puts the ball or shuttlecock in play.

7. Computers. a computer that makes services, as access to data files, programs, and peripheral devices, available to workstations on a network.

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server British  

/ ˈsɜːvə /

noun

1. a person who serves

2. RC Church a person who acts as acolyte or assists the priest at Mass

3. something that is used in serving food and drink

4. the player who serves in racket games

5. computing a computer or program that supplies data or resources to other machines on a network

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server Scientific  

/ sûr′vər /

1. A computer that manages centralized data storage or network communications resources. A server provides and organizes access to these resources for other computers linked to it.

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server Cultural  

1. Computer or software that performs administration or coordination functions within a network.

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Etymology

Origin of server

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; serve + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

One of Qnity’s most important products is its advanced thermal interface materials, or TIMs, offering that helps keep chips cool in servers, Yang noted.

From MarketWatch

Microsoft’s return on AI investment begins with Azure, its unit that rents out AI servers in the cloud.

From Barron's

It also has become a leading supplier of high-bandwidth memory for AI servers, making it a secondary beneficiary of the AI boom.

From Barron's

New demand from AI servers and devices has pushed prices up sharply in recent months for materials that go into Apple devices.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the sellers of those chips and servers at companies B, C and D report the revenue and profit right away.

From The Wall Street Journal

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