server

[ sur-ver ]
/ ˈsɜr vər /
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noun

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Origin of server

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; serve + -er1

Words nearby server

servant, servant church, serve, serve a purpose, serve one right, server, servery, serve time, Servetus, serve up, Servia
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Words related to server

assistant, attendant, slave, helper, waiter, hostess, flight attendant, waitress, stewardess, help, dependent, hireling, domestic, serf, minion, retainer, drudge, menial, host, porter

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British Dictionary definitions for server

server
/ (ˈsɜːvə) /

noun

a person who serves
mainly RC Church a person who acts as acolyte or assists the priest at Mass
something that is used in serving food and drink
the player who serves in racket games
computing a computer or program that supplies data or resources to other machines on a network
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for server

server
[ sûr′vər ]

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.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Cultural definitions for server

server

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

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.