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
Recently, Render has also been testing the use of its own servers.
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
Data on the cloud doesn’t disappear The policy also makes clear that footage can stay on cloud servers for varying amounts of time, but also gives users the right to view and delete video at their discretion.
—Safiyah Riddle, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
The servers are over-the-top attentive.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
The policy also makes clear that footage can stay on cloud servers for varying amounts of time, but also gives users the right to view and delete video at their discretion.
—Safiyah Riddle, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
The footage and its underlying data could go through hundreds of thousands of servers and systems all over the world — increasing the chance of residual data being left behind.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
In context, containerizing data centers means placing servers and computing equipment in standard shipping containers.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
As messages are sent across the multiple servers on its network, no server ever learns both the destination and the origin of a single message.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 9 Feb. 2026
Golf cart drivers, front desk receptionists, and servers are local teenagers and twenty-somethings who seem to genuinely love being out and about on the estate.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
Jordan Novet, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
Data on the cloud doesn’t disappear The policy also makes clear that footage can stay on cloud servers for varying amounts of time, but also gives users the right to view and delete video at their discretion.
—Safiyah Riddle, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
The servers are over-the-top attentive.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
The policy also makes clear that footage can stay on cloud servers for varying amounts of time, but also gives users the right to view and delete video at their discretion.
—Safiyah Riddle, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
The footage and its underlying data could go through hundreds of thousands of servers and systems all over the world — increasing the chance of residual data being left behind.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
In context, containerizing data centers means placing servers and computing equipment in standard shipping containers.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
As messages are sent across the multiple servers on its network, no server ever learns both the destination and the origin of a single message.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 9 Feb. 2026
Golf cart drivers, front desk receptionists, and servers are local teenagers and twenty-somethings who seem to genuinely love being out and about on the estate.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for servers
waiters
Noun
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The waiters are knowledgeable and make excellent recommendations.—
Harriet Compston,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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And sure, since only 7% of SAG-AFTRA actors and performers earn $80,000 or more a year, that means there are going to be a few full-time waiters on those nomination committees.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Servers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/servers. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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