as in waiters
a person who serves food or drink
we had barely finished ordering when the server brought our salads
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Recent Examples of servers
The fight drew about 74 million viewers globally, but strained the servers, leaving many viewers with buffering screens and anger.
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Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Private servers monetize their platforms through in-game stores.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Amazon Web Services has committed to 100% renewable energy by 2025, and Microsoft has implemented water positive cooling systems that drastically reduce water consumption in its servers.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Unlike many competitors, Session operates on a decentralized network, meaning there are no central servers to hack or subpoena.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Embodied hasn't said when exactly its cloud servers still stop working.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
Similarly, early mail servers were open relays, which led to rampant spam.
—Danny Jenkins, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Old Industry, New Way Of Work In an industry like trucking, firms have often relied on manual paperwork or servers that can only be accessed from a specific office location.
—Toni Ann Careccio-Pisano, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
According to Amazon, servers running the new chip will offer up to 40% better price-to-performance compared than current servers that run Nvidia H200 GPUs, the latest version of AI chips currently being used.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Private servers monetize their platforms through in-game stores.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Amazon Web Services has committed to 100% renewable energy by 2025, and Microsoft has implemented water positive cooling systems that drastically reduce water consumption in its servers.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Unlike many competitors, Session operates on a decentralized network, meaning there are no central servers to hack or subpoena.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Embodied hasn't said when exactly its cloud servers still stop working.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
Similarly, early mail servers were open relays, which led to rampant spam.
—Danny Jenkins, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Old Industry, New Way Of Work In an industry like trucking, firms have often relied on manual paperwork or servers that can only be accessed from a specific office location.
—Toni Ann Careccio-Pisano, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
According to Amazon, servers running the new chip will offer up to 40% better price-to-performance compared than current servers that run Nvidia H200 GPUs, the latest version of AI chips currently being used.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Servers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/servers. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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