English noun: server |
1. | server (person) a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant) |
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| Synonyms | waiter |
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| Broader (hypernym) | dining-room attendant, restaurant attendant |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | carhop, counterman, counterperson, counterwoman, sommelier, waitress, wine steward, wine waiter |
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2. | server (person) (court games) the player who serves to start a point |
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| Broader (hypernym) | participant, player |
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| Domain category | court game |
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3. | server (artifact) (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network |
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| Synonyms | host |
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| Broader (hypernym) | computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system |
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| Part meronym | computer network |
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| Domain category | computer science, computing |
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4. | server (artifact) utensil used in serving food or drink |
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| Broader (hypernym) | utensil |
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