as in waiter
a person who serves food or drink
we had barely finished ordering when the server brought our salads
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Lawmakers said the agency’s computer servers were carted away.
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Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
According to its privacy policy, queries are processed on servers in China — putting data under the jurisdiction of Chinese laws, a long-standing concern for U.S. security experts.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
WhatsApp has updated its servers to protect from the attack.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 31 Jan. 2025
Apple’s suite runs on its own chips, either on the user’s device or on the company’s servers.
—Jonathan Vanian,jordan Novet,lora Kolodny,kif Leswing, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
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Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
According to its privacy policy, queries are processed on servers in China — putting data under the jurisdiction of Chinese laws, a long-standing concern for U.S. security experts.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
WhatsApp has updated its servers to protect from the attack.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 31 Jan. 2025
Apple’s suite runs on its own chips, either on the user’s device or on the company’s servers.
—Jonathan Vanian,jordan Novet,lora Kolodny,kif Leswing, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Server.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/server. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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