server
pronunciation
How to pronounce server in British English:
UK [ˈsɜ:və(r)]
How to pronounce server in American English:
US [ˈsɜrvə(r)]
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- Noun:
- a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
- (court games) the player who serves to start a point
- (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network
- utensil used in serving food or drink
Word Origin
- server (n.)
- late 14c., agent noun from serve (v.). Computer sense by 1992.
Example
- 1. Centos is often seen as a reliable server distribution .
- 2. What if the server goes down ?
- 3. Filezilla server is a reliable ftp server for windows .
- 4. The app will automatically find the computer running the server .
- 5. Google has server farms the size of actual farms .