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SERVER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Utensil used in serving food or drink
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("server" is a kind of...):
utensil (an implement for practical use (especially in a household))
Derivation:
serve (help to some food; help with food or drink)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("server" is a kind of...):
computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Holonyms ("server" is a part of...):
computer network ((computer science) a network of computers)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(court games) the player who serves to start a point
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("server" is a kind of...):
participant; player (a person who participates in or is skilled at some game)
Domain category:
court game (an athletic game played on a court)
Derivation:
serve (put the ball into play)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
Synonyms:
server; waiter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("server" is a kind of...):
dining-room attendant; restaurant attendant (someone employed to provide service in a dining room)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "server"):
carhop (a waiter at a drive-in restaurant)
counterman; counterperson; counterwoman (someone who attends a counter (as in a diner))
sommelier; wine steward; wine waiter (a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant)
waitress (a woman waiter)
Derivation:
serve (help to some food; help with food or drink)
