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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 al·tar serv·er [awl, -ter sur-ver]. 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. Compare client ( def 5 ), file server.


server

/ ˈɜːə /

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
“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

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 .
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Word History and Origins

Origin of server1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; serve + -er 1( def )
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“The waiting room and randomization process will be handled by the provider and ensures that our servers will not be affected by the high volume of traffic,” she said.

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Among them is Jude Aquino, an altar server who reflected on the Pope's influence on young Catholics shortly after his death was confirmed.

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District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia said in a ruling that Google illegally maintained and acquired a monopoly in two markets for advertising technology — publisher ad servers and the market for ad exchanges.

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But more importantly, somewhere in a data centre some hot computer servers were toiling away to make Action Figure Zoe.

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Every few minutes she puffs discreetly from a vape pen when the server is out of sight; her phone lies screen down on the table, though she’s hardly vanquished the temptation to check her notifications.

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