server
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server¹
- /ˈsɜːvə/ UK
- /ˈsɝvɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)və(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English servere, equivalent to serve + -er.
noun servers
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A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network.
Opposite: client
- A computer dedicated to running such programs. Now we are liberal with our innermost secrets, spraying them into the public ether with a generosity our forebears could not have imagined. Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers
- A community space where only those who joined it can communicate in channels. Please take a look at my log its completely going haywire… My server is changing the admin name and doesn’t store any created channels.
- A waitress or waiter.
- The player who serves the ball.
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A priest's attendant at the celebration of the Eucharist.
Similar: altar server, acolyte
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A tray for dishes.
Similar: salver
- A spoon for serving food.
Server²
Where it comes from
Occupational surname from server.
proper noun Servers
- A surname originating as an occupation.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: host, waiter, server-side, servlet, mainframe, tftp, browser, listserv, serv, vendor, backend, back-end, service, firewall, wall, servant
Translations
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noun one who serves
| Español | sirviente, servidor |
|---|---|
| Português | servidor |
| Français | serviteur, serviteuse, serviteresse, servante |
| Deutsch | Diener, Dienerin |
| Italiano | servente |
| Ελληνικά | σερβιτόρος servitóros, υπηρέτης ypirétis, υπηρέτρια ypirétria |
| Русский | служи́тель služítelʹ, служи́тельница služítelʹnica, официа́нт oficiánt, официа́нтка oficiántka |
| العربية | خَادِم ḵādim, خَادِمَة ḵādima |
| עברית | שרת, מלצר |
noun computing: a program which provides services to other programs or users
| Español | servidor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 서버 seobeo |
| 日本語 | サーバー sābā |
| 中文 | 服務器 /服务器 fúwùqì, 伺服器 sìfúqì |
| हिन्दी | सर्वर sarvar |
| Português | servidor, server |
| Français | serveur |
| Deutsch | Server |
| Italiano | server |
| Ελληνικά | εξυπηρετητής exypiretitís |
| Română | server |
| Русский | се́рвер sérver |
| Tiếng Việt | trình chủ, máy chủ, máy phục vụ |
| العربية | خَادُوم m or خَادِم ḵādūm, مُلَقِّم mulaqqim, مِخْدَام m or مُخَدِّم miḵdām, مُزَوِّد muzawwid |
| עברית | שָׁרָת sharát |
noun computing: a computer dedicated to running server programs
| Español | servidor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 서버 seobeo |
| 日本語 | サーバー sābā |
| 中文 | 服務器 /服务器 fúwùqì, 伺服器 sìfúqì |
| Português | servidor, server |
| Deutsch | Server |
| Ελληνικά | εξυπηρετητής exypiretitís |
| Română | server |
| Русский | се́рвер sérver |
| Tiếng Việt | máy chủ |
| العربية | خَادِم ḵādim |
noun preferred unisex term for a waitress or waiter
| Deutsch | Bedienung |
|---|
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title = {server},
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