server

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɜːvə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɝvɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)və(ɹ)

Noun

server (plural servers)

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

   Antonym: client

2. (computing) A computer dedicated to running such programs.
4. (social media) A community space where only those who joined it can communicate in channels.
5. One who serves.
   1. A waitress or waiter.
   2. (tennis, volleyball) The player who serves the ball.
   3. (Christianity) A priest's attendant at the celebration of the Eucharist.

      Synonyms: altar server, acolyte

6. A tray for dishes.

   Synonym: salver

7. A spoon for serving food.

Usage notes

• (one who serves): Some prefer server to waiter or waitress because it is gender-neutral.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Danish: server
• → Dutch: server
• → German: Server
• → Hindi: सर्वर (sarvar)
• → Hungarian: szerver
• → Italian: server m
• → Japanese: サーバー (sābā)
• → Korean: 서버 (seobeo)
• → Norwegian Bokmål: server, sørver
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: server, sørvar
• → Persian: سرور
• → Polish: serwer
• → Portuguese: server
• → Romanian: server n
• → Russian: се́рвер (sérver)
• → Thai: เซิร์ฟเวอร์ (sə́əp-wə̂ə)
• → Turkish: server

Translations

Further reading

• server on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• server (computing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• altar server on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• revers, verser

Catalan

Etymology

From serva +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [sərˈbe]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [sərˈve]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [seɾˈveɾ]

Noun

server m (plural servers)

1. serviceberry, Sorbus domestica (tree)

Derived terms

• severola

Further reading

• “server” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Chinese

Etymology

From English server.

Pronunciation

Noun

server

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, computing) server (Classifier: 個／个 c; 部 c)

See also

• (clipping) ser (soe1)

Dutch

Etymology

From English server.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʏrvər/
• Hyphenation: ser‧ver

Noun

server m (plural servers, diminutive servertje n)

1. (computing) server (a computer or software that provides services to other programs or users)

Derived terms

Further reading

• “server” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
• server on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Anagrams

• revers, verser

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English server.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛr.ver/
• Rhymes: -ɛrver
• Hyphenation: sèr‧ver

Noun

server m (invariable)

1. (computing) server (a computer or software that provides services to other programs or users)

References

Latin

Verb

server

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of servō

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From English server.

Alternative forms

• sørver

Pronunciation

Noun

server m (definite singular serveren, indefinite plural servere, definite plural serverne)

1. (computing) a server

Etymology 2

From English server. Akin to serve +‎ -er.

Alternative forms

• sørver

Pronunciation

Noun

server m (definite singular serveren, indefinite plural servere, definite plural serverne)

1. (tennis) the player who serves the ball

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• server

Pronunciation

Verb

server

1. imperative of servere

References

• “server” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “server” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Anagrams

• verser

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From English server.

Alternative forms

• sørvar

Pronunciation

Noun

server m (definite singular serveren, indefinite plural serverar, definite plural serverane)

1. (computing) a server
2. (tennis) the player who serves the ball

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• servér

Pronunciation

Verb

server

1. imperative of servera

References

• “server” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• verser

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English server.

Pronunciation

Noun

server m (plural servers)

1. (computing, social media) a server

   Synonym: servidor

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English server.

Noun

server n (plural servere)

1. (computing) server

Declension

Further reading

server in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Swedish

Noun

server c

1. (computing) a server

Declension

Anagrams

• reserv, verser

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sæɾˈvæɾ/
• Hyphenation: ser‧ver

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish [Term?], from Persian سَروَر (sarvar).

Noun

server (definite accusative serveri, plural serverler)

1. master

Declension

Derived terms

• serverlik

Related terms

• serveran

Etymology 2

Unadapted borrowing from English server.

Noun

server (definite accusative serveri, plural serverler)

1. (computing) server

   Synonym: sunucu

Further reading

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “server”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “server”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı