1
: one that serves food or drink
2
: the player who serves (as in tennis)
3
: something used in serving food or drink
4
: one that serves legal processes upon another
5
: the celebrant's assistant at mass
6
: a computer in a network that is used to provide services (such as access to files or shared peripherals or the routing of email) to other computers in the network
Examples of server in a Sentence
She asked our server for another glass of wine.
we had barely finished ordering when the server brought our salads
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Update failed with error 3 or 11: The server is not available.
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Nord’s server network is more expansive, with 7,200 servers across 118 countries.
—PC Magazine, 20 May 2025
Poland’s 30% cash rebate has an annual budget of 108 million złoty (around $28.7 million) to support both domestic and international productions, with competition for the incentive so fierce this year that the servers crashed shortly after the online application platform opened.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 19 May 2025
Option 2: Turn it into a home server or backup station
Your old PC can become the backbone of your home network.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2025
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Nord’s server network is more expansive, with 7,200 servers across 118 countries.
—PC Magazine, 20 May 2025
Poland’s 30% cash rebate has an annual budget of 108 million złoty (around $28.7 million) to support both domestic and international productions, with competition for the incentive so fierce this year that the servers crashed shortly after the online application platform opened.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 19 May 2025
Option 2: Turn it into a home server or backup station
Your old PC can become the backbone of your home network.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for server
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“Server.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/server. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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server
noun
serv·er
ˈsər-vər 
1
: a person who serves food or drink
2
: the player who puts a ball in play
3
: something (as a tray) used in serving food or drink
4
: a computer in a network that is used to provide services (as access to files or the delivery of email) to other computers
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