as in waiter
a person who serves food or drink
we had barely finished ordering when the server brought our salads
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Recent Examples of server
Dojo is Tesla’s in-house effort for chips and servers that power data centers.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
However, preliminary findings indicate that files stored directly on individual servers may have been accessed during the attack, the release states.
—River Valley Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2025
Banks might get that from their servers, while remote devices often get it from GPS.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Aug. 2025
Stage 3: Dropbox Passwords Full Discontinuation from Oct. 28, 2025
This is the point at which everything will be deleted from Dropbox’s servers.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
However, preliminary findings indicate that files stored directly on individual servers may have been accessed during the attack, the release states.
—River Valley Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2025
Banks might get that from their servers, while remote devices often get it from GPS.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Aug. 2025
Stage 3: Dropbox Passwords Full Discontinuation from Oct. 28, 2025
This is the point at which everything will be deleted from Dropbox’s servers.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for server
Recent Examples of Synonyms for server
Noun
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My waiter, though, wasn't about to engage in tax tips.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Sure, why not an impression of a guy who responds to requests from a waiter with only weird facial expressions?—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In 2023, Del Rey was seen moonlighting as a waitress at a Waffle House in Alabama.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Freed of her caring duties, angry and uncertain about her future Karl gets on a Greyhound bus and heads to Las Vegas where Jean is working as a waitress at the El Cortez.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Server.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/server. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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