Server
noun
A person who serves food or drinks to people, usually in a restaurant or a cafe.
The server brought our food to the table.
Often appears as...
- waiter
- waitress
noun
A computer or computer program, which manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network.
My website is hosted on a powerful server.
Often appears as...
- web server
- database server
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A person who serves a process or writ.
The court appointed the sheriff as a server of the subpoena.
Often appears as...
- process server
- court server
Usage tips
Legal
noun
A person or thing that provides or dispenses a service, commodity, or the like.
In tennis, the server has to hit the ball into the opposite service box.
Often appears as...
- duty server
- tennis server
noun
A person who serves food or drinks to people, usually in a restaurant or a cafe.
The server brought our food to the table.
Often appears as...
- waiter
- waitress
noun
A computer or computer program, which manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network.
My website is hosted on a powerful server.
Often appears as...
- web server
- database server
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A person who serves a process or writ.
The court appointed the sheriff as a server of the subpoena.
Often appears as...
- process server
- court server
Usage tips
Legal
noun
A person or thing that provides or dispenses a service, commodity, or the like.
In tennis, the server has to hit the ball into the opposite service box.
Often appears as...
- duty server
- tennis server
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Human Server
Refers to people working in hospitality, serving items, not just food.
Our server provided napkins.
Pro Tip 2/2Server Interaction
Communicate politely with servers, they're not just bringing food but also assisting guests.
Could you please pass the salt, server?
Pro Tip 1/2Human Server
Refers to people working in hospitality, serving items, not just food.
Our server provided napkins.
Pro Tip 2/2Server Interaction
Communicate politely with servers, they're not just bringing food but also assisting guests.
Could you please pass the salt, server?
Pro Tip 1/2Human Server
Refers to people working in hospitality, serving items, not just food.
Our server provided napkins.
Pro Tip 2/2Server Interaction
Communicate politely with servers, they're not just bringing food but also assisting guests.
Could you please pass the salt, server?
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What is the world wide...
are called web hosts, but anyone can set up a web server with the right equipment a bit of know-how. There's another part to having a website, without which we would be lost in the city with no way of finding what we need. This is the website address, which consists of domain names. Just like with a real life address,
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Are you a giver or a...
because takers are great at kissing up and then kicking down. Givers are more likely to name people who are below them in a hierarchy, who don't have as much power, who can do them no good. And let's face it, you all know you can learn a lot about character by watching how someone treats their restaurant server
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What would happen if we...
move to a new virtual world, check your bank account. Now, while this is what you would look like in virtual reality, this is what an em would look like in virtual reality. It's computer hardware sitting in a server rack somewhere. But still, it could see and experience the same thing.
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Inside UPS PIPE National...
state-of-the-art laser light readers scan the smart label in nanoseconds and identify the packages zip code the camera instantly sends the information to servers in the world ports conveyor belt control system telling the conveyors exactly how to maneuver each
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The Awesome Potential of...
One that's very dear to me is the dad who created a minecraft server to be a safe and welcoming place for his son and other children on the autism spectrum. This kind of community-created world is a great role model for future metaverses.
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How math saved my life PIPE...
up singing a song and I had a coke paid the bill and left well unbeknownst to us there was two thugs there that would get tipped off by a server as to who had cash and they would attack and rob you when you left so as we leave this bar I
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The hidden network that...
Increasingly, our mobile work and play rely on legions of overworked computer servers, warehoused in gigantic data centers flung across the world. This is called cloud computing, and it leads to two big heat waste and bandwidth demand.
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Michael Anti: Behind the...
Block and clone. On the one hand, he wants to satisfy people's need of a social network, which is very important; people really love social networking. But on the other hand, they want to keep the server
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Radio Transmitting Frogs...
right we both apologize the Frog of you a dying it's got their pic dig into their it's very good course and then you're kept in there handsome perfect yet slide the pit tag and server writers
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The world needs all...
Totally. When we were talking on the phone, one of the things you said that really astonished me was that one thing you were passionate about was server farms. Tell me about that.
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What is the world wide...
are called web hosts, but anyone can set up a web server with the right equipment a bit of know-how. There's another part to having a website, without which we would be lost in the city with no way of finding what we need. This is the website address, which consists of domain names. Just like with a real life address,
Video examples
Are you a giver or a...
because takers are great at kissing up and then kicking down. Givers are more likely to name people who are below them in a hierarchy, who don't have as much power, who can do them no good. And let's face it, you all know you can learn a lot about character by watching how someone treats their restaurant server
Video examples
What would happen if we...
move to a new virtual world, check your bank account. Now, while this is what you would look like in virtual reality, this is what an em would look like in virtual reality. It's computer hardware sitting in a server rack somewhere. But still, it could see and experience the same thing.
Video examples
Inside UPS PIPE National...
state-of-the-art laser light readers scan the smart label in nanoseconds and identify the packages zip code the camera instantly sends the information to servers in the world ports conveyor belt control system telling the conveyors exactly how to maneuver each
Video examples
The Awesome Potential of...
One that's very dear to me is the dad who created a minecraft server to be a safe and welcoming place for his son and other children on the autism spectrum. This kind of community-created world is a great role model for future metaverses.
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How math saved my life PIPE...
up singing a song and I had a coke paid the bill and left well unbeknownst to us there was two thugs there that would get tipped off by a server as to who had cash and they would attack and rob you when you left so as we leave this bar I
Video examples
The hidden network that...
Increasingly, our mobile work and play rely on legions of overworked computer servers, warehoused in gigantic data centers flung across the world. This is called cloud computing, and it leads to two big heat waste and bandwidth demand.
Video examples
Michael Anti: Behind the...
Block and clone. On the one hand, he wants to satisfy people's need of a social network, which is very important; people really love social networking. But on the other hand, they want to keep the server
Video examples
Radio Transmitting Frogs...
right we both apologize the Frog of you a dying it's got their pic dig into their it's very good course and then you're kept in there handsome perfect yet slide the pit tag and server writers
Video examples
The world needs all...
Totally. When we were talking on the phone, one of the things you said that really astonished me was that one thing you were passionate about was server farms. Tell me about that.
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
I literally coded Facebook in my dorm room and launched it from my dorm room. I rented a server for $85 a month, and I funded it by putting an ad on the side, and we've funded ever since by putting ads on the side.
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Larry Ellison
American Businessman
We've announced an Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance, a bunch of low-cost commodity servers running Linux, integrated in our case, with InfiniBand - connected with InfiniBand vs. the traditional Ethernet.
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Michael Dell
American Businessman
The interesting thing is when we design and architect a server, we don't design it for Windows or Linux, we design it for both. We don't really care, as long as we're selling the one the customer wants.
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John W. Thompson
American Businessman
First, our focus on security is on the infrastructure itself. So it is all about how you protect the network, the device, and the application that is riding on the server.
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Condola Rashad
American Actress
I had a period without acting work, and I took a job as a cocktail server. In 'Stick Fly,' my character has to carry a tray, and I knew how to do it because of the job.
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Jason Calacanis
American Businessman
Search folks don't understand editorial. I'm not afraid of editorial costs, just like machine-search folks are not afraid of computer servers.
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
French Athlete
Facing a great server makes a match so much more difficult, even for the best players in the world.
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Matt Mullenweg
American Businessman
Akismet started on a $70 dollar-a-month server. Anyone can scrape together $70.
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Aaron Allston
American Novelist
If you hack the Vatican server, have you tampered in God's domain?
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
Certainly, the Windows share of servers is strong.
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
I literally coded Facebook in my dorm room and launched it from my dorm room. I rented a server for $85 a month, and I funded it by putting an ad on the side, and we've funded ever since by putting ads on the side.
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Larry Ellison
American Businessman
We've announced an Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance, a bunch of low-cost commodity servers running Linux, integrated in our case, with InfiniBand - connected with InfiniBand vs. the traditional Ethernet.
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Michael Dell
American Businessman
The interesting thing is when we design and architect a server, we don't design it for Windows or Linux, we design it for both. We don't really care, as long as we're selling the one the customer wants.
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John W. Thompson
American Businessman
First, our focus on security is on the infrastructure itself. So it is all about how you protect the network, the device, and the application that is riding on the server.
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Condola Rashad
American Actress
I had a period without acting work, and I took a job as a cocktail server. In 'Stick Fly,' my character has to carry a tray, and I knew how to do it because of the job.
Quote examples
Jason Calacanis
American Businessman
Search folks don't understand editorial. I'm not afraid of editorial costs, just like machine-search folks are not afraid of computer servers.
Quote examples
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
French Athlete
Facing a great server makes a match so much more difficult, even for the best players in the world.
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Matt Mullenweg
American Businessman
Akismet started on a $70 dollar-a-month server. Anyone can scrape together $70.
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Aaron Allston
American Novelist
If you hack the Vatican server, have you tampered in God's domain?
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
Certainly, the Windows share of servers is strong.
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