server

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.

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server

Noun

1. Computers a computer or program that supplies data to other machines on a network

2. a person who serves

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	server - a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant) waiter 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 host computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically 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 [səːvəʳ] serve n (Comput) → serveur m

server [ˈsəːvəʳ] n (COMPUT) → server m inv