server

/ˈsɜːvər/ noun [C] IT

Definition

› a central computer that controls and provides information to other computers in a network: The server crashed twice. All your e-mails are saved on the internet provider's server. → See also client-server, file server

(Definition of server noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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