server

A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network.

Noun

  1. A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network.

    Antonyms: client

  2. A computer dedicated to running such programs.
    • 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...
  3. A community space where only those who joined it can communicate in channels.
    • Please take a look at my log its completely going haywire… My server is changing the admin name and doesn’t store any created channels. - 2020 August 11, EasyCompZeeland, “My server is changing the admin name and...
    • Discord gives you the power to create an invite-only home for your friends or community - a place where you can talk, hang out, and have fun. We call these special places - servers [...] - 2020, “Beginner's Guide to...
    • Basically like how there is an emoji button for statuses and bios but make them for certain settings such as channel names or descriptions. This little QOL(quality of life) change would add a slightly faster way of...
  4. One who serves.
    1. A waitress or waiter.

    2. (tennis, volleyball) The player who serves the ball.

    3. (Christianity) A priest's attendant at the celebration of the Eucharist.

      Synonyms: altar server acolyte

  5. A tray for dishes.

    Synonyms: salver

  6. A spoon for serving food.

Origin

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

Forms

servers

Hyponyms

anarchy server application server database server data structure server dedicated server deskside server fileserver microserver miniserver pedestal server physical server shared server stand-alone server stand-alone Web server timeserver time-server virtual private server virtual server Web server wine server

Derived

server computer blade server cake server chunkserver client-server cockserver cross-server distribution server DNS server domain name server eye-server file server interserver jump server keyserver key server language server lip-server listserver metaserver mirror server journal multiserver name server nonserver