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: one that serves food or drink
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: the player who serves (as in tennis)
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: something used in serving food or drink
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: one that serves legal processes upon another
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: the celebrant's assistant at mass
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: 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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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026 The Large Nature Model is hosted on Google Cloud servers in Oregon that use 87% carbon-free, renewable energy. —Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 The data centers that make up the backbone of AI technology need loads of energy – both to keep their servers humming and to prevent overheating. —Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026 Try to score a private cabana and have servers dote on you while curtains billow in the sea breeze. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for server
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“Server.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/server. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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server
noun
serv·er ˈsər-vər 
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: 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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