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To deliver something so well it borders on a public service.

means To provide, present, or carry outfood, a tennis ball, a look, or justice.

from From Latin servire, to be a slave or servant; the humble root behind everything from waiters to web servers to the diva who served.

Tennis originThe serve started the rally; everything else just responds.
Slang flipTo serve now means dazzling, not subservient.
Tech twistServers serve files like waiters serve plates.
Same rootService, servant, and serve all descend from servire.
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