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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.
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In sports, especially tennis or volleyball, the player who serves.
Der Server schlug ein Ass und gewann damit das Spiel.
The server hit an ace and won the game with it.
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.
computer / calculator
Server and Rechner can both refer to a computer. Rechner names the device in general, while Server emphasizes its function in a network: it provides other computers with data, services, or resources. Rechner fits when referring to the device in general; Server fits when emphasizing its role as a provider on the network.
Der Server stellt allen Bürocomputern die gemeinsamen Dateien zur Verfügung.
The server provides all the office computers with the shared files.
Der Rechner im Büro verarbeitet die Daten für das neue Programm.
The computer in the office processes the data for the new program.
