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A central computer or program in a network that provides other computers (clients) with data, services, or resources.
Unsere Webseite ist offline, weil der Server ausgefallen ist.
Our website is offline because the server has gone down.
Careful: 'Der Server' (the server) in German is a computer or an athlete. A person who serves in a restaurant is called 'der Kellner' (waiter) or 'die Kellnerin' (waitress), never 'der Server'.
Der Kellner bringt uns gleich die Getränke.
The waiter will bring us the drinks in a moment.
Whether the computer or the athlete is meant is easy to tell from context. Words like 'Netzwerk' (network), 'Daten' (data), or 'Website' (website) point to the technical meaning, while 'Tennis' (tennis), 'Aufschlag' (serve), or 'Punkt' (point) indicate the sports meaning.
Alle Daten werden zentral auf dem Server gespeichert.
All data is stored centrally on the server.
In an IT context, 'Server' is often combined with verbs like 'abstürzen' (to crash), 'ausfallen' (to go down / fail), 'überlastet sein' (to be overloaded), or 'neu starten' (to restart).
Wegen eines Updates muss der Server neu gestartet werden.
Because of an update, the server has to be restarted.
service / duty
'der Dienst' and 'der Server' can be related in the field of technology. A 'Dienst' is a service or function that someone or something offers. A 'Server' is a computer or program that provides such services and data for other computers. The words can be confused because, in an IT context, you say that a server offers a service. Still, the server is the technical system, while the service is the function or service that you use.
Bei der Arbeit war der Server kurz ausgefallen.
At work, the server was down briefly.
Der Online-Dienst ist heute wegen Wartungsarbeiten nicht erreichbar.
The online service is unavailable today due to maintenance work.