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
Privacy rules Salman says that audio is processed in real time and deleted immediately, and that transcripts are stored on servers in the United States that are compliant with HIPAA, the federal law that limits release of medical information.
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Windsor Johnston, NPR, 26 May 2026
The Korean giant is the biggest supplier of the memory chips that go into everything from smartphones and electric vehicles to the AI data center servers that power services like ChatGPT and Claude.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Some claimed the new authorities used the servers to identify those responsible for committing crimes in the chaotic days after Assad’s fall or to discover what happened to former detainees.
—Amer Matar, The Dial, 26 May 2026
Five racks of computer servers hummed in a futuristic yet industrial-looking classroom at Atlanta Technical College, south of downtown.
—Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 26 May 2026
Announced during Anker Day 2026 in New York last week, the new system is designed to process security events locally rather than relying on cloud servers, with Eufy pitching faster response times, improved privacy and no subscription fees for core features.
—Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Siri may send that request to Apple's servers when needed, although much of the processing now happens directly on your device.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Pressure-resistant subsea modules housing nearly 2,000 servers are deployed underwater adjacent to offshore wind turbines, allowing the facility to draw electricity directly from renewable energy sources.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
Data centers are buildings where tech companies, including giants such as Amazon and Netflix, store their servers and storage systems.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
Windsor Johnston, NPR, 26 May 2026
The Korean giant is the biggest supplier of the memory chips that go into everything from smartphones and electric vehicles to the AI data center servers that power services like ChatGPT and Claude.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Some claimed the new authorities used the servers to identify those responsible for committing crimes in the chaotic days after Assad’s fall or to discover what happened to former detainees.
—Amer Matar, The Dial, 26 May 2026
Five racks of computer servers hummed in a futuristic yet industrial-looking classroom at Atlanta Technical College, south of downtown.
—Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 26 May 2026
Announced during Anker Day 2026 in New York last week, the new system is designed to process security events locally rather than relying on cloud servers, with Eufy pitching faster response times, improved privacy and no subscription fees for core features.
—Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Siri may send that request to Apple's servers when needed, although much of the processing now happens directly on your device.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Pressure-resistant subsea modules housing nearly 2,000 servers are deployed underwater adjacent to offshore wind turbines, allowing the facility to draw electricity directly from renewable energy sources.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
Data centers are buildings where tech companies, including giants such as Amazon and Netflix, store their servers and storage systems.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for servers
waiters
Noun
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Be sure to drop into the sultry Pine Bar—all low lighting and dark corners—which specializes in wonderfully creative cocktails, delivered in whimsical locked boxes by suave waiters in red-velvet smoking jackets.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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One of the two waiters, the one who didn’t make sandwiches and was always at the bar, was the one who ruled the roost.—
Óscar Martínez,
The Dial,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Servers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/servers. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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