Server - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsɜːrvər|  American pronunciation of the word server
Brit.  |ˈsɜːvə|  British pronunciation of the word server

noun

- a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant) (syn: waiter)
- (court games) the player who serves to start a point
- (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network (syn: host)
- utensil used in serving food or drink

Extra examples

The server's down (=not working) again.

All data is stored on a central file server.

She asked our server for another glass of wine.

...we had barely finished ordering when the server brought our salads...

The computers are networked to one main server.

Ten terminals are connected to this server.

We'll have to change the configuration of the system to accommodate the new server.

...when the server spilled a drink on a customer, they got into a bit of a scrum before being separated...

Each computer is networked to a file server.

This computer is worked from a central server.

This document describes how to install Linux on a headless server.

Word forms

noun
singular: server
plural: servers
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