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server

ser·ver

UK/ˈsɜːvə/ US/ˈsɝvɚ/ fairly common

noun

1.

a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)

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2.

(court games) the player who serves to start a point

3.

(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network

Synonyms
4.

utensil used in serving food or drink

Origin

From Middle English servere, equivalent to serve + -er.

Phrases

  • blade server
  • cake server
  • distribution server
  • DNS server
  • domain name server
  • file server
  • jump server
  • server computer

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