Definitions for serverˈsɜr vər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
serv•erˈsɜr vər(n.)
a person who serves.
a person who waits on tables; waiter or waitress.
something that serves or is used in serving, as a salver.
a utensil, as a broad fork, for dishing out individual portions of vegetables, cake, pie, etc.
an attendant on the priest at mass.
Category: Religion
(in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.) the player who puts the ball or shuttlecock in play.
a computer that makes services, as access to data files, programs, and peripheral devices, available to workstations on a network.
Category: Computers
Origin of server:
1350–1400
Princeton's WordNet
waiter, server(noun)
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
server(noun)
(court games) the player who serves to start a point
server, host(noun)
(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network
server(noun)
utensil used in serving food or drink
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
server(noun)ˈsɜr vər
a person who serves you in a restaurant
I'll be your server tonight.
Wiktionary
server(Noun)
One who serves; a waitress or waiter.
server(Noun)
A tray for dishes; a salver.
server(Noun)
A computer or a program which provides services to other programs or users, either in the same computer or over a computer network.
Webster Dictionary
Server(noun)
one who serves
Server(noun)
a tray for dishes; a salver
The New Hacker's Dictionary
server
A kind of daemon that performs a service for the requester and which often runs on a computer other than the one on which the requestor/client runs. A particularly common term on the Internet, which is rife with web servers, name servers, domain servers, ‘news servers’, finger servers, and the like.
Translations for server
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- opdienlepelAfrikaans
- طَقْم من الآنية تُسْتَخْدم على المائِدَهArabic
- подносBulgarian
- utensílioPortuguese (BR)
- servírovací mísaCzech
- das ServierbesteckGerman
- bestik; -bestikDanish
- σκεύος σερβιρίσματος (πληθ.)Greek
- cubierto de servirSpanish
- serveerimisnõudEstonian
- قايق مخصوصFarsi
- ottimetFinnish
- couvertà servirFrench
- מָגַשHebrew
- परोसने के लिए उपयोग में लाया जाने वाला बरतनHindi
- poslužavnik, pliticaCroatian
- tálHungarian
- peralatan makanIndonesian
- áhöld til að skenkja; spaði, skeið, gafallIcelandic
- posateItalian
- 盆Japanese
- 요리를 먹는 그릇 및 기구Korean
- įrankis valgiui įdėti į lėkštęLithuanian
- paplāteLatvian
- sudu garpuMalay
- opscheplepelDutch
- serveringsbestikkNorwegian
- sztuciecPolish
- قايق مخصوصPersian
- خدمت كوونكىPashto
- utensílioPortuguese
- tavăRomanian
- лопаточка и вилкаRussian
- servírovací vozíkSlovak
- servirni priborSlovenian
- poslužavnikSerbian
- bestickSwedish
- สิ่งที่ใช้ในการเสิร์ฟอาหารThai
- çatallı kaşıkTurkish
- 上菜用的托盤Chinese (Trad.)
- посудUkrainian
- کھانا پروسنے کے برتنUrdu
- khay bưng thức ănVietnamese
- 托盘Chinese (Simp.)
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