servers

plural of server
as in waiters
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 servers The centers require vast amounts of electricity and water to power and cool the servers, and because of their large footprint, vast amounts of land. Tobias Burns, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026 Dedicated streaming servers support Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, BBC iPlayer, and Amazon Prime. Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026 In November 2025, the Electronic Frontier Foundation published an analysis of 10 months of nationwide searches on Flock Safety’s servers. Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026 For decades, electronic chips have powered almost every digital device around us, from smartphones and computers to the servers running artificial intelligence. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026 Trading firms began using low-latency (shorter delay) technology and co-locating servers inside exchange data centers, cutting trade execution times to milliseconds and making speed itself a competitive advantage. Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026 Imports of the large computers used in AI servers have exploded over the past year. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026 The modular data-center hardware is liquid-cooled and replaceable, allowing newer generations of GPUs and servers to move aboard without replacing the long-life ship underneath. New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026 The teraleak highlights how Valve’s own servers now serve as an extremely high-profile single point of failure for the security of a massive chunk of PC game development history. Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 30 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for servers
waiters
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  • Fresh fish and seafood are the menu's stars, with waiters proudly announcing the catch of the day, but there is also fresh pasta, served al dente with fresh garlic pesto or vine-ripe tomatoes.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Luis Mora, a Waverly Hotel waiter, jumps an obstacle in his race to the finish line during the Hotel Sales Management Association waiters race to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 31 Aug. 2026

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“Servers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/servers. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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