1
: one that serves food or drink
2
: the player who serves (as in tennis)
3
: something used in serving food or drink
4
: one that serves legal processes upon another
5
: the celebrant's assistant at mass
6
: 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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Unlike traditional servers, which are designed for general-purpose computing, AI servers are purpose-built for the specialized processes used in training and inference with complex models and processing large datasets.
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Steven Woo, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
The lawsuit argues servers at the casino knew she was intoxicated and failed to stop her from driving.
—Kennedy Sessions, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025
On Thursday afternoon, Martha Luna stood helping scant guests from beneath the iconic red neon signage at China Cafe, where she’s been a server for more than 40 years.
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Steven Woo, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
The lawsuit argues servers at the casino knew she was intoxicated and failed to stop her from driving.
—Kennedy Sessions, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025
On Thursday afternoon, Martha Luna stood helping scant guests from beneath the iconic red neon signage at China Cafe, where she’s been a server for more than 40 years.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
Over the past decade, before the AI boom, AMD focused on competing against Intel in server CPUs.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 12 June 2025
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“Server.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/server. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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server
noun
serv·er
ˈsər-vər 
1
: 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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