From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023): serve <networking> To be a server, to provide a service. E.g., "The shttpd serves requested documents to clients over a secure link." (1997-09-11)
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<networking> To be a server, to provide a service.
E.g., "The shttpd serves requested documents to clients over a secure link."
(1997-09-11)