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server

server

351 3.0
A computer that lets other computers use files and printers on a network
  • noun
  • /ˈsɜrvər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : servidor
  • Our team relies on a cloud server to store and share important project files efficiently.
  • web server
  • file server
  • database server

What growth is the server market going to see?

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Examples

  • Well, we saw all the e-mail servers, all the e-mail posts.

  • Start Mail uses her own servers, not Amazon.

  • What growth is the server market going to see?

  • You know, like an Internet server when you get into music.

  • The rest only received "A connection to the server could not be established."

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The backup boot is still up there on the main flight control server.

  • Now things have moved to KGS, which is a server based in Portland, OR.

  • The dumb terminals in our office were linked to the server in Margaret's office.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The IT department is setting up a new server to manage the company's internal files.

  • To print documents from my computer, I need to connect to the server in the office.

Synonyms

host
vsserver
  • Specialized
98 5.2

A computer that gives other computers access to files or printers

has identical meaning but uses a different general label
file server
vsserver
  • Specialized
1 3.6

A computer on a network that stores files and lets other users access them with permission

is broader and covers access to files as well as printers and other resources

Antonyms

client
  • Specialized
103 3.0

A computer or program on a network that asks a server for services

Compounds

web server
  • Texting
8 3.5

A computer or program that stores and sends website pages to people on the internet

process-server
  • Specialized
4 7.7

A person who brings court papers to someone in a court case

file server
  • Specialized
1 3.6

A computer on a network that stores files and lets other users access them with permission

client-server
  • Specialized
1 4.5

Relating to a computer system where one central computer provides services to many connected computers

server issue
  • Specialized
1 3.6

A problem that makes a computer that runs websites and apps stop working

dedicated file server
  • Specialized
5.1

A computer used only to store and share files for other computers

7.5

A computer that shares files on a network and is also used for work

Web Map Server
  • Specialized
4.6

A program that makes maps for websites from information about places

How Powerful

supercomputer
  • Specialized
28 5.5
mainframe
  • Specialized
59 5.3
server
  • Specialized
351 3.0
workstation
  • Specialized
11 4.2

Surface Forms

server singular
servers plural

Morphology

server = serve (semi-transparent) = serve + er

Formed from 'serve' + '-er'; the computing sense is a specialized extension of 'one that serves' so the morphemes are visible but the technical meaning may not be immediately inferable to all learners.

Etymology

Server comes from the verb serve, which means 'to give or provide something to someone'. A computer server is a machine that 'serves' files, programs, or printers to other computers, like a helpful person giving what others need.