servernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsɜː.vər/us/ˈsɝː.vɚ/server noun [ C ] (COMPUTING)
B1 computing a central computer from which other computers get information:
a client/network/file server
More examples
- The server is down again.
- The server crashed.
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Computer hardware
- 3-D printer
- blackberry
- brick
- bubblejet
- codec
- handheld
- joypad
- Macintosh
- micro
- microcomputer
- motherboard
- mouse
- ram
- shift key
- tablet
- toggle
- trackball
- underscore
- VDT
- word processor
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server noun [ C ] (PROVIDE FOOD/DRINK)
a large spoon, etc. that is used for serving food:
salad servers
US a person who serves food in a restaurant
Synonym
waiter
waitress
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Cutlery
- bread knife
- canteen
- cheese knife
- chopstick
- cutlery
- dessertspoon
- fish knife
- flatware
- fork
- place setting
- serving
- setting
- silverware
- soup spoon
- spoon
- steak knife
- tablespoon
- tableware
- teaspoon