1
: one that serves food or drink
2
: the player who serves (as in tennis)
3
: something used in serving food or drink
4
: one that serves legal processes upon another
5
: the celebrant's assistant at mass
6
: a computer in a network that is used to provide services (such as access to files or shared peripherals or the routing of email) to other computers in the network
Examples of server in a Sentence
She asked our server for another glass of wine.
we had barely finished ordering when the server brought our salads
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Our elections server room now requires double security.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Zeroing in on just the nearly 2.2 million servers and bartenders, half earned a mean annual wage of $36,530 last year, or $17.56 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Instead, his server brought him a steaming plate of fried zucchini.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Apple also says its servers run on 100 percent renewable energy, part of the company’s broader commitment to be carbon neutral by the end of the decade.
—Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 1 Nov. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Zeroing in on just the nearly 2.2 million servers and bartenders, half earned a mean annual wage of $36,530 last year, or $17.56 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Instead, his server brought him a steaming plate of fried zucchini.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Apple also says its servers run on 100 percent renewable energy, part of the company’s broader commitment to be carbon neutral by the end of the decade.
—Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Server.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/server. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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server
noun
serv·er
ˈsər-vər 
1
: a person who serves food or drink
2
: the player who puts a ball in play
3
: something (as a tray) used in serving food or drink
4
: a computer in a network that is used to provide services (as access to files or the delivery of email) to other computers
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