Dictionary Definition
server
Noun
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
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)və(r)
Noun
Antonyms
Translations
one who serves
- Finnish: palvelija
a tray for dishes
- Finnish: tarjotin
(computing) a computer or a program which
provides services to other programs or users
- Finnish: palvelin, serveri
- Greek: διαμοιραστής (diamirastis)
- Italian: server
- Spanish: servidor
preferred unisex term for a waitress or waiter
- French: serveur (serveuse)
- Finnish: tarjoilija
Extensive Definition
Server may refer to:
In computing:
- Server
(computing), a server application, operating system, computer,
or appliance
- Application server, a server dedicated to running certain software applications
- Communications server, carrier-grade computing platform for communications networks
- Database server, see file AB2
- Proxy server, provides database IT server in services
- Fax server, provides fax services for clients
- File server, provides file services
- Game server, a server that video game clients connect to in order to play online together
- Standalone server, an emulator for client-server (web-based) programs
- Web server, a server that HTTP clients connect to in order to send commands and receive responses along with data contents
- Web Feed Server, a server that distributes, manages, and tracks internal and external RSS feeds in an enterprise
- Client-server, a software architecture that separates "server" functions from "client" functions
- The X Server, part of the X Window System
- Peer-to-peer, a network of computers running as both clients and servers
- Catalog server, a central search point for information across a distributed network
- Food server, waiter or waitress
- Altar server, an acolyte who assists the clergy during services
server in Afrikaans: Bediener
server in Arabic: خادم
server in Danish: Server (flertydig)
server in French:
Serveur