server

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A computer or program that provides services, files, or data to other computers in a network.

   All the company's files are stored on a central server.

2. 2
   noun

   A person whose job is to bring food and drink to customers in a restaurant.

   The server presented us with our bill at the end of the meal.

3. 3
   noun

   In tennis and similar games, the player who hits the ball to start a point.

   The server lost the point with a weak first shot.

From Middle English servere, equivalent to serve + -er.

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