Hypertext Webster Gateway: "server"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Server \Serv"er\, n.
1. One who serves.
2. A tray for dishes; a salver. --Randolph.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
server
n 1: a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a
restaurant) [syn: {waiter}]
2: (court games) the player who serves to start a point
3: (computer science) a computer that provides client stations
with access to files and printers as shared resources to a
computer network [syn: {host}]
4: utensil used in serving food or drink
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