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SERVER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Utensil used in serving food or drinkplay

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 networkplay

Synonyms:

host; server

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 pointplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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)play

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)

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