server

[sur-ver] /ˈsɜr vər/
noun
1.
a person who serves.
2.
something that serves or is used in serving, as a salver.
3.
a broad fork, spoon, or spatula for dishing out and serving individual portions of food, as vegetables, cake, or pie.
4.
Ecclesiastical. an attendant on the priest at Mass, who arranges the altar, makes the responses, etc.
5.
(in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.) the player who puts the ball or shuttlecock in play.
6.
a computer that makes services, as access to data files, programs, and peripheral devices, available to workstations on a network.
Compare client (def 5), file server.
Origin
1350-1400; Middle English; see serve, -er1
Examples from the web for servers
  • This tier keeps data neutral and independent from application servers or business logic.
  • Application servers are software engines that deliver applications to client computers.
British Dictionary definitions for servers

server

/ˈsɜːvə/
noun
1.
a person who serves
2.
(mainly RC Church) a person who acts as acolyte or assists the priest at Mass
3.
something that is used in serving food and drink
4.
the player who serves in racket games
5.
(computing) a computer or program that supplies data or resources to other machines on a network
Word Origin and History for servers

server

n.

late 14c., agent noun from serve (v.). Computer sense by 1992.

servers in Science
server
  (sûr'vər)   
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.
servers in Culture

server definition


Computer or software that performs administration or coordination functions within a network.

Slang definitions & phrases for servers

server

noun

: As many as 10 ''servers,'' slang for dealers, worked out of the Keefe house (1990s+ Narcotics)


servers in Technology


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