server

[sur-ver]

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.

server

/ 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

server

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.

server

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of server¹

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

Example Sentences

It used common open-source penetration-testing frameworks orchestrated through Model Context Protocol servers.

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Only then did the backbone scale: We went from server closets wedged next to the mop sink to data centers and cloud regions, from lone system administrators to fulfillment networks, cybersecurity and compliance.

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“A lot of these servers require a security check to prevent hackers,” Vinh said, and Lattice has “a really strong solution for that” and is developing more.

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“We do see near-term headwinds from lower initial AI server margins, but we highlight offsets.”

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Rare-earth elements are used extensively in artificial intelligence, including disk drives, cooling servers and especially semiconductor fabrication.

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