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 culinary director said first and foremost, servers are supposed to mark on tickets and verbally announce to the kitchen any allergies. Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026 Surfshark offers 3,200 torrent-friendly servers across 65 countries, with speeds up to 10Gbps. Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026 The facilities typically require vast plots of land, energy to power the chips and servers inside, and water to cool high-tech equipment. Lora Kolodny,jeniece Pettitt, CNBC, 16 July 2026 These centers, which hold computer servers that process words, images and lines of code for large language models such as ChatGPT, also use high amounts of water and electricity. Aaron Walayat, The Conversation, 16 July 2026 Data centers, which house thousands of computer servers that store and transmit digital information, often require water-intensive cooling systems to prevent overheating. Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026 At the end of the officer's shift or sooner, the video is uploaded to a secure evidence system, either cloud-based or linked to the department's servers. Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 15 July 2026 This is typically done by taking the iPhone online, or pairing it with another Apple device that can connect to Apple’s servers. Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026 Hon Hai, also known as Foxconn, has established itself as a key AI hardware player by assembling servers that house Nvidia accelerators. Debby Wu, Fortune, 5 July 2026
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waiters
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  • Ice at a party doesn’t sound revolutionary today (think of how many tons of it that wedding at MSG must’ve used), but on this day in 1850, when waiters appeared carrying bottles of champagne on ice, guests—accustomed to warm wine—were astonished.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026
  • Pimentel’s analysis does factor in gratuities which are paid to roles that support guest services, such as cabin stewards, waiters in the dining room and others.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 8 July 2026

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“Servers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/servers. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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