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serving

serving

8 3.8
Sending files or web content from a server to a user over the internet
  • noun
  • /ˈsɜrvɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : entrega de contenido
  • Anyu is the program coordinator at the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions.
  • self-serving

Examples

  • The correlation between age and serving accuracy was unexpected.

    Academic text (2008)

  • We also have API tier serving the platform API request.

  • Rufus Leonard arranged hosting and serving of the site for us too.

    Blog text (10)

  • One client (MediaSentry) requested it, and the serving client obliged to give out the information.

    Blog text (6)

  • KPCC is broadcasting live from The Serving Spoon in Inglewood today, and we want to hear from you.

    Blog text (17)

  • Each stimulus was removed from the refrigerator immediately prior to presentation in order to preserve a chilled serving temperature.

    Academic text (2012)

  • One hundred and fifteen adults participated in the tennis serving competition in three Australian locations: Armidale, Sydney, and Western Sydney.

    Academic text (2008)

  • So it's a tiny in-house production and design capacity, with hosting/serving and technical build outsourced.

    Blog text (10)

  • The server was responsible for the serving of data to the users during the webinar.

  • Efficient serving of digital content across multiple devices ensures a seamless user experience.

Compounds

serving dish
3 1.0

A dish used to hold food for people to share at the table

serving girl
  • Archaic
1 5.1

A girl or young woman who works in a home doing chores

serving cart
  • US
2.8

A small table with wheels for carrying and serving food and drinks

How Fast

livestream
  • Texting
3 3.5
streaming
  • Texting
3.2
serving
  • Specialized
8 3.8
to download
  • Texting
384 2.4
batch processing
  • Specialized
1 3.9

Surface Forms

serving singular
servings plural

Morphology

serving = serve (transparent) = serve + ing

A productive nominalization of the verb 'serve' applied to the domain of IT; the technical domain does not change the basic derivational pattern.

Etymology

Serving comes from the Latin servire 'to serve' and is the same root behind the computer server. In technology, 'serving' means a server 'gives' or sends files and data to a user, so the origin explains why it is about delivering content.