The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
field servoid
/fee'ld ser?voyd/, n.
[play on ?android?] Representative of a field service organization (see
field circus). This has many of the implications of droid.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
field servoid
/fee'ld ser'voyd/ A play on "android", a
derogatory term for a representative of a field service
organisation (see field circus), suggesting an unintelligent
rule-driven approach to servicing computer hardware.
[Jargon File]
(2003-02-03)