server
noun
- a person who serves, as an assistant to the celebrant at Mass, a waiter, a player who serves the ball, etc.
- a thing used in serving, as a tray, cart, etc.
- Comput. the central computer in a network (sense ) to which other computers or terminals are connected: shared programs, files, and databases are stored on the server
See server in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(sûrˈvər)
nouna. One who serves food and drink.
b. Something, such as a tray, that is used in serving food and drink.
- An altar server.
- Law One who serves a writ or summons.
- Sports The player who serves, as in court games.
- Computer Science
a. A file server.
b. A computer that processes requests for HTML and other documents that are components of webpages.
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