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serv·er  (sûrvr)
n.
1.
a. One who serves food and drink.
b. Something, such as a tray, that is used in serving food and drink.
2. An altar server.
3. Law One who serves a writ or summons.
4. Sports The player who serves, as in court games.
5. Computer Science
a. A file server.
b. A computer that processes requests for HTML and other documents that are components of webpages.

server [ˈsɜːvə]
n
1. a person who serves
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Chiefly 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. (General Sporting Terms) the player who serves in racket games
5. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a computer or program that supplies data or resources to other machines on a network

server  (sûrvr)
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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.serverserver - a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
carhop - a waiter at a drive-in restaurant
counterman, counterperson, counterwoman - someone who attends a counter (as in a diner)
dining-room attendant, restaurant attendant - someone employed to provide service in a dining room
sommelier, wine steward, wine waiter - a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant
waitress - a woman waiter
2.server - (court games) the player who serves to start a point
court game - an athletic game played on a court
player, participant - a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
3.server - (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network
computer network - (computer science) a network of computers
computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
4.server - utensil used in serving food or drink
utensil - an implement for practical use (especially in a household)
Translations
server [ˈsɜːvəʳ] N
1. (Rel) → monaguillo m
2. (Tennis) → jugador(a) m/f que tiene el saque or servicio
3. [of food] → camarero/a m/f, mesero/a m/f (LAm), mero/a m/f (Mex)
4. (Comput) → servidor m
5. (= cutlery) → cubierto m de servir; (= tray) → bandeja f, charola f (Mex)

server [ˈsɜːrr]
n
(COMPUTING)serveur m
(TENNIS)serveur/euse m/f
a brilliant server and volleyer → un excellent serveur-volleyeur
(for food) salad servers → couverts mpl à salade
modif (COMPUTING) [application, architecture, software] → des serveurs server farm
server farm n (COMPUTING)parc m de serveurs

server
n
(= tray)Servierbrett nt
(= spoon/fork)Servierlöffel m, → Vorlegelöffel m/-gabel f; (= pie server)Tortenheber m; (= fish server)Fischvorlegelöffel m; salad serversSalatbesteck nt
(Tennis) → Aufschläger(in) m(f); he’s a strong serverer hat einen guten Aufschlag
(Eccl) → Ministrant(in), Messdiener(in) m(f)
(Comput) → Server m

server [ˈsɜːvəʳ] n
a. (Rel) → chierichetto (Tennis) → chi ha il servizio, battitore/trice
b. (piece of cutlery) → posata di servizio; (tray) → vassoio, piatto da portata

server [ˈsɜːvəʳ] n
a. (Rel) → chierichetto (Tennis) → chi ha il servizio, battitore/trice
b. (piece of cutlery) → posata di servizio; (tray) → vassoio, piatto da portata

server جهاز السيرفر, خادم server, sluha server Server, Servierer διακομιστής, σερβιτόρος servidor palvelin, tarjoilija serveur poslužitelj, server battitore, server サーバー, 給仕する人 봉사자, 서버 server server, serverer ministrant, serwer provedor, servente, servidor причетник, сервер server, servitör เครื่องบริการ, คนที่คอยบริการ hizmet eden, sunucu máy chủ, người hầu 服务员, 服务器


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