1
: one that serves food or drink
2
: the player who serves (as in tennis)
3
: something used in serving food or drink
4
: one that serves legal processes upon another
5
: the celebrant's assistant at mass
6
: a computer in a network that is used to provide services (such as access to files or shared peripherals or the routing of email) to other computers in the network
Examples of server in a Sentence
She asked our server for another glass of wine.
we had barely finished ordering when the server brought our salads
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The gain followed news of Chinese universities acquiring Nvidia AI chips built-in Super Micro Computer, Dell, and Gigabyte Technology servers.
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Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
Ukrainian data servers store both military and civilian information, likely rendering computer networks and the information stored in them dual-use objects.
—Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
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Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
Ukrainian data servers store both military and civilian information, likely rendering computer networks and the information stored in them dual-use objects.
—Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Server.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/server. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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server
noun
serv·er
ˈsər-vər 
1
: a person who serves food or drink
2
: the player who puts a ball in play
3
: something (as a tray) used in serving food or drink
4
: a computer in a network that is used to provide services (as access to files or the delivery of e-mail) to other computers
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