Server vs Vimpa - What's the difference?
server | vimpa |
One who serves; a waitress or waiter.
A tray for dishes; a salver.
(computing) A program which provides services to other programs or users, either in the same computer or over a computer network.
(senseid)(computing) A computer dedicated to running such programs.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-14, author=(Jonathan Freedland)
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, title= A veil or shawl worn over the shoulders of servers who carry the mitre and crosier during liturgical functions when they are not being used by the bishop, in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and some other western churches.
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As nouns the difference between server and vimpa
is that server is one who serves; a waitress or waiter while vimpa is a veil or shawl worn over the shoulders of servers who carry the mitre and crosier during liturgical functions when they are not being used by the bishop, in the roman catholic, anglican, and some other western churches.server
English
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