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client/ˈklʌɪənt/
noun
  • 1 a person using the services of a professional person or organization.
  • 2 (in a network) a computer or workstation that obtains information and applications from a server.

    ■ (also client application or program) a computer program that obtains a service provided by another program.

  • 3 (in ancient Rome) a plebeian under the protection of a patrician.

    archaic a dependant; a hanger-on.

– derivatives
clientship noun.
– origin ME (orig. denoting a person under the protection and patronage of another): from L. cliens, client-, var. of cluent-, cluere ‘hear or obey’.



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