servers

[sur-ver]

serv·er

[sur-ver]
noun
1.
a person who serves.
2.
something that serves or is used in serving, as a salver.
3.
a broad fork, spoon, or spatula for dishing out and serving individual portions of food, as vegetables, cake, or pie.
4.
Ecclesiastical. an attendant on the priest at Mass, who arranges the altar, makes the responses, etc.
5.
(in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.) the player who puts the ball or shuttlecock in play.
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6.
a computer that makes services, as access to data files, programs, and peripheral devices, available to workstations on a network. Compare client (def. 5), file server.
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English; see serve, -er1
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Servers is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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server   (sûr'vər)  Pronunciation Key 
A computer that manages centralized data storage or network communications resources. A server provides and organizes access to these resources for other computers linked to it.
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