listserver

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/ˈlɪstˌsɚvɚ/

noun

A server that distributes messages to members of an e-mail list.

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Meanings

nounlistserver (plural listservers)

plural listservers · alternative list server · alternative list-server

  1. computingA server that distributes messages to members of an e-mail list.

    EndNote also has a well-established discussion group on a listserver maintained by the company.

    1998 July 3, Brian Shmaefsky, “Software: Order at the End”, in Science, volume 281, number 5373, →DOI

Origin

From list + server.

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Translations

Spanish servidor de listas
  • servidor de listasserver that distributes messages to members of an e-mail list
Cite this entry
APA

listserver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/listserver

MLA

“listserver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/listserver. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “listserver,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/listserver.

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