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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English servere, equivalent to serve + -er.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɜːvə/
Audio (RP) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɝvɚ/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)və(r)
Noun[edit]
server (plural servers)
- (computing) A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network.
- Antonym: client
- (computing) A computer dedicated to running such programs.
- 2013 June 14, Jonathan Freedland, “Obama's once hip brand is now tainted”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 1, page 18:
- Now we are liberal with our innermost secrets, spraying them into the public ether with a generosity our forebears could not have imagined. Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet.
- One who serves.
- A waitress or waiter.
- (tennis, volleyball) The player who serves the ball.
- (Christianity) A priest's attendant at the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Synonyms: altar server, acolyte
- A tray for dishes.
- Synonym: salver
- A spoon for serving food.
Usage notes[edit]
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Translations[edit]
computing: a program which provides services to other programs or users
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computing: a computer dedicated to running server programs
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one who serves
preferred unisex term for a waitress or waiter
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a tray for dishes
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Further reading[edit]
server on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
server (computing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
altar server on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
server m (plural servers)
- serviceberry (tree)
Further reading[edit]
- “server” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
server
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
server m (definite singular serveren, indefinite plural servere, definite plural serverne)
Etymology 2[edit]
From English server. Akin to serve + -er.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
server m (definite singular serveren, indefinite plural servere, definite plural serverne)
Etymology 3[edit]
See the etymology of the main entry.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
server
References[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
server m (definite singular serveren, indefinite plural serverar, definite plural serverane)
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the main entry.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
server
References[edit]
- “server” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams[edit]
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
server c
Declension[edit]
Declension of server | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | server | servern | servrar | servrarna |
Genitive | servers | serverns | servrars | servrarnas |
Anagrams[edit]
Turkish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
server (definite accusative serveri, plural serverler)
Declension[edit]
Inflection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | server | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | serveri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | server | serverler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | serveri | serverleri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dative | servere | serverlere | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | serverde | serverlerde | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | serverden | serverlerden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | serverin | serverlerin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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