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
Recent Examples on the Web
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
Hardware that physically sits somewhere on this Earth, hidden away and inert and seemingly lifeless, like the servers in a data center on the outskirts of Dublin that store Ireland’s memories.
—Longreads, 19 Apr. 2024
The former software engineer was able to access companies' servers to steal data and computer power to mine cryptocurrency, the U.S. Attorney's Office said at the time.
—USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
While attending theater school as a teenager, Lipa started uploading covers to YouTube and SoundCloud, juggled restaurant and nightclub server gigs, and signed with a modeling agency.
—Rachel Brodsky, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
Cathleen’s daughter Jackie Barker, 32, who helps run marketing, and son-in-law Darin, 35, a server, made the move from San Diego with their baby, while Dawn’s son Nick Costello, 24, who lived nearby, got on board to pitch in with bartending.
—Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
Image: Nintendo Completing Super Mario Maker probably would have happened regardless of whether the servers shut down or not.
—Jay Castello, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
Instead of giving her space to search her soul and reflect on her sins, the fake priest kept steering the conversation to her job performance: asking if the server ever showed up late, stole from the restaurant or did anything to harm her employer.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
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
Hardware that physically sits somewhere on this Earth, hidden away and inert and seemingly lifeless, like the servers in a data center on the outskirts of Dublin that store Ireland’s memories.
—Longreads, 19 Apr. 2024
The former software engineer was able to access companies' servers to steal data and computer power to mine cryptocurrency, the U.S. Attorney's Office said at the time.
—USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
While attending theater school as a teenager, Lipa started uploading covers to YouTube and SoundCloud, juggled restaurant and nightclub server gigs, and signed with a modeling agency.
—Rachel Brodsky, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
Cathleen’s daughter Jackie Barker, 32, who helps run marketing, and son-in-law Darin, 35, a server, made the move from San Diego with their baby, while Dawn’s son Nick Costello, 24, who lived nearby, got on board to pitch in with bartending.
—Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
Image: Nintendo Completing Super Mario Maker probably would have happened regardless of whether the servers shut down or not.
—Jay Castello, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
Instead of giving her space to search her soul and reflect on her sins, the fake priest kept steering the conversation to her job performance: asking if the server ever showed up late, stole from the restaurant or did anything to harm her employer.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Server.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/server. Accessed 2 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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