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Noun: server  sur-vu(r)
  1. A person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
    - waiter, waitperson, waitron [US, S.Africa]
     
  2. (court games) the player who serves to start a point
     
  3. (computing) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network
    - host
     
  4. Utensil used in serving food or drink

Derived forms: servers

Type of: computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, dining-room attendant, electronic computer, information processing system, participant, player, restaurant attendant, utensil

Part of: computer network

Encyclopedia: Server