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Server

//ˈsɜːvə// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as an occupation.
Noun
  1. 1
    A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network.
  2. 2
    utensil used in serving food or drink wordnet
  3. 3
    A computer dedicated to running such programs.

    "Now we are liberal with our innermost secrets, spraying them into the public ether with a generosity our forebears could not have imagined. Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet."

  4. 4
    (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network wordnet
  5. 5
    A community space where only those who joined it can communicate in channels.

    "Please take a look at my log its completely going haywire… My server is changing the admin name and doesn’t store any created channels."

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  1. 6
    (court games) the player who serves to start a point wordnet
  2. 7
    One who serves.; A waitress or waiter.
  3. 8
    a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant) wordnet
  4. 9
    One who serves.; The player who serves the ball.
  5. 10
    One who serves.; A priest's attendant at the celebration of the Eucharist.
  6. 11
    A tray for dishes.
  7. 12
    A spoon for serving food.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Occupational surname from server.

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