n.
- a person using the services of a professional person or organization.
- (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.
- (in ancient Rome) a plebeian under the protection of a patrician.
▸archaic a dependant; a hanger-on.
Derivative
Etymology
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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