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server (iou)



server noun. LME.
[from SERVE verb1 + -ER1.]
A person who serves or attends to the requirements of another; spec. (a) a person who waits at table; (b) an artisan's assistant; (c) arch. a worshipper, a person who serves God or a god; (d) Ecclesiastical a person assisting the celebrant at a service, esp. the Eucharist. LME.
Tennis & Badminton etc. A player who serves the ball etc. to start or resume play. L16.
A thing which serves or supplies something; a thing which is used for serving; spec. (a) rare a conduit or pipe for conveying water; (b) (chiefly Scot.) a salver, a serving tray; (c) in pl., a spoon and fork for serving food, esp. salad. E17.
b. Computing. A program which manages shared access to a centralized resource or service in a network; a (usu. dedicated) device on which such a program is run; esp. = file server s.v. FILE noun2. L20.