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server

/ˈsɜːvə/noun

A computer or program that supplies data or services to other computers or programs, often across a network.

Example sentences

  • “The website went down because the server crashed.”
  • “Our company stores all its files on a server in the basement.”

In American restaurants the person waiting tables is now usually called a server, the term job listings prefer over waiter or waitress.

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