as in waiter
a person who serves food or drink
we had barely finished ordering when the server brought our salads
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Recent Examples of server
The actors targeted real-time streaming protocol servers hosting the cameras in a large-scale campaign, which included attempts to enumerate devices and gain access to the cameras’ feeds.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 May 2025
Some research estimates that generating a typical e-mail using A.I. consumes a bottle’s worth of water to siphon heat away from the data centers’ servers to separate cooling towers.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
Once inside, malware often alters settings, opening ports or disabling security features, to maintain control and connect to external command-and-control servers.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
Update failed with error 3 or 11: The server is not available.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 May 2025
Some research estimates that generating a typical e-mail using A.I. consumes a bottle’s worth of water to siphon heat away from the data centers’ servers to separate cooling towers.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
Once inside, malware often alters settings, opening ports or disabling security features, to maintain control and connect to external command-and-control servers.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
Update failed with error 3 or 11: The server is not available.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for server
Noun
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His identification with his identity as a waiter provides a refuge from the overwhelming terror of existential freedom.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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Why should a waiter who earns $100,000 per year in a high-end restaurant pay less tax than a school teacher or firefighter who makes the same?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 May 2025
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The waitress entered the restroom to check, and the man followed her, taking out a gun and choking her, deputies said.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
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Cheers' resilience across 11 years and 11 seasons is largely thanks to the charismatic cast — playing a myriad of beer-slingers, waitresses, and barflies — whom the creative team routinely mixed up and elaborated upon to great success.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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“Server.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/server. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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