"time-server" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: time-servers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} time-server (plural time-servers)
  1. Alternative form of timeserver Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: timeserver
    Sense id: en-time-server-en-noun-hhgJHiW8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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