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server
noun
a
person
who
takes
orders
and
brings
food
and
drinks
to
customers
in
a
restaurant
•
Our
friendly
server
recommended
the
chef's
special
.
Our
friendly
server
recommended
the
chef's
special
.
•
The
server
brought
extra
napkins
without
being
asked
.
The
server
brought
extra
napkins
without
being
asked
.
from
Old
French
servir
‘
to
serve
’;
occupational
noun
recorded
in
English
since
the
14th
century
,
with
the
restaurant
sense
emerging
in
the
late
19th
century
noun
the
player
whose
turn
it
is
to
start
play
by
serving
the
ball
in
sports
such
as
tennis
or
volleyball
•
The
server
tossed
the
ball
high
and
delivered
an
ace
.
The
server
tossed
the
ball
high
and
delivered
an
ace
.
•
After
losing
the
point
,
the
server
switched
sides
of
the
court
.
After
losing
the
point
,
the
server
switched
sides
of
the
court
.
sporting
sense
derives
from
the
verb
‘
serve
’
meaning
‘
start
play
’,
first
recorded
in
tennis
in
the
late
19th
century
noun
a
powerful
computer
or
software
program
that
supplies
data
,
services
,
or
resources
to
other
computers
over
a
network
•
The
company
stores
all
its
customer
records
on
a
secure
server
.
The
company
stores
all
its
customer
records
on
a
secure
server
.
•
When
the
server
crashed
,
no
one
in
the
office
could
open
their
email
.
When
the
server
crashed
,
no
one
in
the
office
could
open
their
email
.
extended
from
general
sense
of
‘
one
who
serves
’
to
computing
in
the
1960s
to
describe
a
machine
that
“
serves
”
resources
to
others
noun
a
person
,
often
a
child
,
who
assists
the
priest
at
the
altar
during
a
Catholic
mass
•
The
young
server
carried
the
candle
down
the
aisle
.
The
young
server
carried
the
candle
down
the
aisle
.
•
During
the
service
,
the
server
rang
the
bells
at
the
appropriate
moment
.
During
the
service
,
the
server
rang
the
bells
at
the
appropriate
moment
.
medieval
church
Latin
servitor
‘
attendant
’,
adopted
into
English
as
‘
server
’
for
those
assisting
in
religious
rites
observer
noun
a
person
who
watches
something
or
someone
carefully
•
The
wildlife
photographer
stood
still
,
acting
as
an
observer
while
the
birds
fed
their
chicks
.
The
wildlife
photographer
stood
still
,
acting
as
an
observer
while
the
birds
fed
their
chicks
.
•
From
the
hilltop
,
an
elderly
observer
could
see
the
entire
parade
winding
through
the
streets
below
.
From
the
hilltop
,
an
elderly
observer
could
see
the
entire
parade
winding
through
the
streets
below
.
From
Latin
observātor
,
meaning
‘
one
who
watches
or
guards
’,
from
observāre
‘
to
watch
’.
noun
a
neutral
official
who
watches
an
event
or
process
,
such
as
an
election
or
a
ceasefire
,
to
ensure
it
is
fair
or
properly
carried
out
•
An
international
observer
monitored
the
election
to
ensure
every
vote
was
counted
correctly
.
An
international
observer
monitored
the
election
to
ensure
every
vote
was
counted
correctly
.
•
United
Nations
observers
stood
between
the
two
armies
to
supervise
the
fragile
ceasefire
.
United
Nations
observers
stood
between
the
two
armies
to
supervise
the
fragile
ceasefire
.
noun
in
computing
,
a
component
that
receives
updates
when
the
state
of
another
object
changes
•
The
observer
automatically
refreshed
the
user
interface
when
new
data
arrived
.
The
observer
automatically
refreshed
the
user
interface
when
new
data
arrived
.
•
Each
observer
in
the
list
is
notified
whenever
the
subject
’
s
state
changes
.
Each
observer
in
the
list
is
notified
whenever
the
subject
’
s
state
changes
.