server

Syllables: serv·er/ˈsɜːvə/US/ˈsɝvɚ/

server noun: a program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network.

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Noun

server (plural servers)

A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network.

Antonyms:

client
A computer dedicated to running such programs.
- Now we are liberal with our innermost secrets, spraying them into the public ether with a generosity our forebears could not have imagined. Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to...2013 June 14, Jonathan Freedland, “Obama's once hip brand is now tainted”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 1, page 18
(social media) A community space where only those who joined it can communicate in channels.
- Please take a look at my log its completely going haywire… My server is changing the admin name and doesn’t store any created channels.2020 August 11, EasyCompZeeland, “My server is changing the admin name and doesn’t store any created channels… out of the blue”, in Official TeamSpeak Community Forum, TeamSpeak Server
- Discord gives you the power to create an invite-only home for your friends or community - a place where you can talk, hang out, and have fun. We call these special places - servers [...]2020, “Beginner's Guide to Discord”, in Discord Help Center
A waitress or waiter.
The player who serves the ball.
A priest's attendant at the celebration of the Eucharist.

Synonyms:

altar server, acolyte
A tray for dishes.

Synonyms:

salver
A spoon for serving food.

Proper noun capitalized: Server

Server (plural Servers)

A surname originating as an occupation.

server meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

server in Hindi

computing: a program which provides services to other programs or users: सर्वर sarvar

server in Tamil

வழங்கி, சேவை வழங்கி, வழங்கன், பணியர், பரிமாறுபவர், பரிசாரகர்

server in Marathi

सर्व्हर, सर्वर

server in Urdu

computing: a program which provides services to other programs or users: سَرْوَر sarvar

More languagesFewer languages

server in Bengali: সার্ভার śarbhar
server in Telugu: సర్వర్, సేవిక
server in Malayalam: സെർവർ, സർവർ
server in Kannada: ಸರ್ವರ್, ಪರಿಚಾರಕ
server in Punjabi: ਸਰਵਰ
server in Gujarati: પીરસૈયો pīrsaiyo
server in Odia: ସର୍ଭର, ସର୍ଭର୍
server in Nepali: सर्भर, सर्वर
server in Arabic: خَادِم ḵādim, خَادِمَة ḵādimah, خَادُوم m or خَادِم ḵādūm, مُلَقِّم mulaqqim
server in Malay: pelayan
server in Indonesian: peladen
server in Thai: เซิร์ฟเวอร์ sə́əp-wə̂ə
server in Vietnamese: trình chủ, máy chủ, máy phục vụ
server in Myanmar: ဆာဗာ hcaba, ဆာဗိုစနစ် hcabuica.nac

Examples of server in a sentence

If we network his machine to the server, he will be able to see all the files.
The external web servers hit DBSRV7, but the internal web server hits DBSRV3.
One way of fighting spam is to use a blackhole list maintained on a blackhole server.

All 40 example sentences with server

Synonyms of server

Antonyms

client

Forms of server

Noun
plural	servers
Proper noun
plural	Servers

Plural of server: servers

Origin of server

From Middle English servere, equivalent to serve + -er.

Occupational surname from server.

Phrases with server

Words that rhyme with server

preprint server

Questions about server

What does server mean?: Server means a program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network.
What is server in Hindi?: Server in Hindi is सर्वर (sarvar). See Server meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is server?: Server can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce server?: Server is pronounced /ˈsɜːvə/ (UK).
What is the plural of server?: The plural of server is servers.

Words near server in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: server (page history and authors); Server (page history and authors); server (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); server (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); server (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); server (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); server (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); server (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); પીરસૈયો (Gujarati) (page history and authors); server (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); server (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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