Definition of the word client

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: one that is under the protection of another : dependent

a first-rate power, able to defend her political clients in central and eastern EuropeW. W. Kulski

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: a person who engages the professional advice or services of another

a personal trainer … enjoyed the challenges of helping clients buff up their bodies.S. K. Parks

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: a person served by or utilizing the services of a social agency

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: a computer in a network that uses the services (such as access to files or shared peripherals) provided by a server

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: software that allows a computer to function as a client in a network

Synonyms

Example Sentences



The accountant is meeting with another client right now, but she’ll be able to see you later this afternoon.



a law firm soliciting new clients through television advertising

Recent Examples on the Web

Visa needs professional services talent, face-to-face client talent, people and brand talent.


Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2023





If the watch in question is no longer produced, the client will be provided with a similar model from the current collection.


Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2023





Hedge-fund clients, who must be financially sophisticated, should understand the distinction.


Spencer Jakab
Editor, WSJ, 4 Apr. 2023





Working with these up-and-coming talents regularly, Dickson knows a thing or two about the process of personal style development and has seen a major change in perspective firsthand from her clients.


Kristina Rutkowski, Harper’s BAZAAR, 4 Apr. 2023





He was sentenced to life in prison without parole and still faces a slew of financial charges related to embezzling millions of dollars from clients and his family’s law firm.


Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2023





In recent meetings, clients also have asked about the situation in Mexico, where President Andrés Manuel López Obrador seeks to weaken the country’s independent election authority, a move critics say would undermine democracy.


David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2023





Companies can make the products without express agency approval but are expected to follow agency rules for manufacturing quality products, said John Serio, lawyer with Withers Worldwide who has pharmaceutical clients.


Andrew Jacobs, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2023





More:Dismissed: New York fraud charges against Paul Manafort thrown out Blanche’s past clients also are no strangers to Trump, including Paul Manafort, the former president’s campaign manager.


Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023



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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French client, from Latin client-, cliens; perhaps akin to Latin clinare to lean — more at lean

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of client was
in the 14th century

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Meaning client

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The party for which professional services are rendered.

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 – A computer or application that remotely accesses a service on another computer (known as a server) using a network.

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 The term used by clinicians who think of psychological disorders as problems in living, and not as mental illnesses, to describe those being treated.

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The party that retains the services of the inspector and pays for the inspection.

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In the client/server model of communcations, the client is a process that remotely accesses resources of a compute server, such as compute power and large memory capacity.

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A system entity that requests and uses a service provided by another system entity, called a "server." In some cases, the server may itself be a client of some other server.

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Maitre d’ouvrage

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late 14c., from Anglo-French clyent (c. 1300), from Latin clientem (nominative cliens) «follower, retainer,» perhaps a variant of present participle of cluere «listen, follow, obey» [..]

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The term used to indicate an advertiser who is being served by an advertising agency.

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A single user of a network application that is operated from a server. A client/server architecture allows many people to use the same data simultaneously. The program’s main component (the data) resides on a centralized server, with smaller components (user interface) on each client.

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A program or computer that connects to and requests information from a server. Examples: Internet Explorer or Firefox. A client program also may be referred to as «client software» or » [..]

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A system or a program that requests the activity of one or more other systems or programs, called servers, to accomplish specific tasks. In a client/server environment, the workstation is usually the [..]

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person who employs a professional or expert, such as a lawyer, accountant, or engineer.

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The party to a contract who commissions the work and pays for it on completion. [D04401]

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In the client/server model of communications, the client is a process that remotely accesses resources of a compute server, such as compute power and large memory capacity.

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  A software program that is used to contact and obtain data from a server software program on another computer.   A web browser is a specific kind of Client.

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Copyright by Matisse «Client» Enzer —>A software program that is used to contact and obtain data from a Server software program on another computer, often across a great distance. EachCl [..]

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A computer attached to an Internet server.

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Node or software program (front-end device) that requests services from a server. See also back end, front end and server.

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 A computer attached to any network

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a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer customer: someone who pays for goods or services node: (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network Client is the self-titled debut [..]

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A computer program that uses the services of another computer program. Software that extracts information from a server; your auto-dial phone is a client, and the phone company is its server.

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A person whose injury claim has been accepted for cover by ACC.

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Definition A Client refers to a machine that is connecting remotely to another computer that is acting as a Server in order to use one of the Server’s services.

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A device or computer that receives content from one or several servers. Taking the form of a mobile device, laptop, or desktop computer, a client negotiates with servers to establish a trusted connect [..]

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an employer of an advocate, a customer

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1. In networking, a software application that allows the user to access a service from a server computer, e.g., a server computer on the Internet or a LAN. 2. A computer, e.g., a desktop computer on a LAN, that is so served.

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In the real world, businesses have clients. In the computer world, servers have clients. The «client-server» architecture is common in both local and wide area networks. For example, if an o [..]

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a computer program or terminal that requests information or services from another computer (a server) on the network

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WebGuest Dictionary A client is a computer system that requests a service of another computer system (a server ) on the network  .

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A computer that has access to services over a computer network. The computer providing the services is a server

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A client is a program that asks for information from other processes or programs. Outlook Express is a great example of a client.

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User-end software or computer designed to access and interact with a server.

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A computer that uses the services of another computer, or server. If you connect to another system, your computer becomes a ‘client’ of the system you connect to.

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Definition Customer, as of a full-service brokerage.

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(klī´&nt) (n.) The client part of a client-server architecture. Typically, a client is an application that runs on a personal computer or workstation and relies on a server to perform some opera [..]

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A remote computer connected to a host or server computer. It also refers to the software that makes this possible.

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A person who uses the services of a professionally trained expert, or of a professional organization or institution, usually in exchange for payment of a fee. Librarians employed in academic and publi [..]

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In psychology a client is a person who is receiving services from a therapist or mental health doctor. The term client is often used interchangeably with the word patient. There is no official distinc [..]

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The term used in this text to identify the company issuing the tolling contract to the toller. The toller’s client.

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1. Any computer system that requests a service of another computer system. A workstation requesting the contents of a file from a file server is a client of the file server. 2. A software program or computer that requests information from another computer. Your ISP provided software, such as AOL, MSN or CIS is a client which requests information fr [..]

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a program you run on your own computer, as compared with one that the server runs. Your web browser and your email reader are examples of «clients.»

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A computer that receives services from another computer. A stand-alone computer on your desk which you use to browse the Web is a client, and the computers from which World Wide Web files are download [..]

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A program, probably running on your machine, that asks for files or information from a remote server.

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A piece of software designed to contact and obtain data from a Web Server. An Email Client or Browser Client are examples.

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Side — Any requirement or procedure that relies upon and executes on the users computer. This basically means the hardware/software set-up being used by a visitor to a website. See: Server-Side.

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An end-user program that primarily downloads files and information from a server. A web browser is a client, as is an email program. This arrangement is called client-server.

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A program, computer, or process which makes information requests to another computer, process, or program.

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(also see Customer) A speaker is the client of an agent who is paid to represent him/her.

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In “net -speak”, this refers to software that is used to access internet or world wide web sites. Think of yourself as a customer-a client who is walking into a store which happens to be a web sit [..]

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A computer, program or process which makes requests for information from another computer, program or process. Web browsers are client programs. Search engine spiders are (or can be said to behave as) [..]

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The individual, company, firm, body, agent or person booking the event

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The person directly responsible for paying for and/or supervising a session, project, or other entity. clip:

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In Verizon Cloud, the client is a program that establishes connections for the purpose of sending requests to the server.

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A software program that accesses services from a server.

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An application component which requests services from a server.

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A client pays compensation to individuals or lobbying firms to lobby elected officials on their behalf.

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Any program that uses the service of another program. On the Web, a Web client is a program, such as a browser, editor, or search robot, that reads or writes information on the Web.

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A client is a program that uses the services of another program. The client program is used to contact and obtain data or request a service from a server.

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In the real world, businesses have clients. In the computer world, servers have clients. The «client-server» architecture is common in both local and wide area networks. For example, if an o [..]

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A Client is;

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A business using the professional services offered by Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance to help support their strategic aims.

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A company that King Trade Capital offers a PO or trdae finance solution. Our clients also enjoy our expertise in . Our client’s customers are referred to as the Account Debtors.

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A Client is; someone who employs or seeks advice from a professional adviser, a customer, someone under the patronage of another, dependant.

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Software that provides a user with the interfaces — input, menus, displays — to use a server. E-mail and Web-browsing software on a PC are clients.

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In computing, a client is a system that accesses a (remote) service on another computer by some kind of network. The term was first applied to devices that were not capable of running their own stand-alone programs, but could interact with remote computers via a network. These dumb terminals were clients of the time-sharing mainframe computer.

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A computer connected to a network that does not store all the data or software it uses, but retrieves it across the network from another computer that acts as a server. See also: Client-server archite [..]

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A program for connecting to and collecting data from another program on a computer Server. Client programs can only work with the type of erver(s) which they are designed to work with and vice-versa. [..]

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Network workstation that communicates with a server; an e-mail letterbox.

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A software program that is used to contact and obtain data from a Server software program on another computer, often across a great distance. EachClient program is designed to work with one or more sp [..]

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The user of a network services; also used to describe a computer that relies upon another for some or all of its resources.

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A client generally means a person, including a public officer, corporation, association or other organization or entity, either public or private, who is rendered services by a service provider, or wh [..]

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The concept of "client" and "server" is one of the key building blocks of the Internet. A client is a software program used to contact and obtain data from a server [..]

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An individual’s computer and the program it uses to request information from a server computer/program.

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A program used by a peer (an individual) to connect to a file-sharing network and interact with other users.

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A software program that is used to contact and obtain data from a Server software program on another computer, often across a great distance. Each Client program is designed to work with one or more s [..]

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A computer connected to the Internet that asks for information from somewhere else on the Internet, whether that's a web page, a computer file, or communication from another person.

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A software program that is used to contact and obtain data from a server software program on another computer, often across a great distance. Each client program is designed to work with one or more s [..]

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A software program that is used to contact and obtain data from a server software program on another computer, often across a great distance. Each client program is designed to work with one or more specific kinds of server programs, and each server requires a specific kind of client. A Web browser is a specific kind of client.

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A software program that is used to contact and obtain data from a Server software program on another computer, often across a great distance. Each Client program is designed to work with one or more specific kinds of Server programs, and each Server requires a specific kind of Client. A Web Browser is a specific kind of Client.

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Workstations or applications that establish connections to servers to employ the respective services. The best known client is the web browser that connects to a web server. Basically all Internet ser [..]

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IT system (computer) that requests certain services

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A client is any computer remotely connected to and serviced by a host computer. The term is also used to describe a program such as browser that connects to and accesses data from a host computer.

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A software application that allows users to access and interact with content on the Internet. See also Web browser.

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Update clients are small applications that run on your system and are used to automatically update your hostname when your IP address changes. For Dynamic Steering, a client is a source of queries (DN [..]

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A client on the Internet represents one half of a relationship known as the client/server relationship. The client (such as a Web browser) makes a request for information from a server. The server, in turn, delivers information back to the client.

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A computer process that requests a service from another computer and accepts the server’s responses.

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a software program that is used to contact and obtain data from a server software program on another computer, often across a great distance. Each client program is designed to work with one or more specific kinds of server programs, and each server requires a specific kind of client. A Web browser is a specific kind of client. See also: browser, s [..]

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A computer that has access to services over a computer network. The computer providing the services is a server. Client-Server Architecture: An information-passing scheme that works as follows: a clie [..]

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A computer system or process that requests a service of another computer system or process. A workstation requesting the contents of a file from a file server

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Any person that is not an ANU employee or an associate of an ANU employee.

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(n) a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer(n) someone who pays for goods or services(n) (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network

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Any computer system that requests a service of another computer system. A workstation requesting the contents of a file from a file server is a client of the file server.

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A person under the protection of another, one who engages the professional advice or services of another. See Consumer and Patient. [Click Here to Return to List]

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 — As part of a computer network, where a server is employed, this is the customer or non-server side. When you log onto a server, from another computer, the word "Client" refers to you, your computer or your software.

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A software component that can invoke an operation performed by a server.

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In Roman history meant a plebeian under the patronage of a patron. The client performed certain services, and the patron protected the life and interests of the client. The word is now a legal one, me [..]

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In client/server computing, a client is a system that accesses a (remote) service on another computer by some kind of network. The term was first applied to devices that were not capable of running th [..]

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Side — In computer networking, the term client-side refers to operations that are performed by the client in a client-server relationship. Typically, a client is a software program, such as a web brow [..]

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Any application that requests information or services from a server. See Client/Server architecture.

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An application which exchanges information with another application (see also Consumer).

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  A computer system or process that requests a service from another computer system or process, a ‘server’. A client is part of a client-server software architecture For example, a workstation requesting the contents of a file from a file server is a client of the file server. ‘Thin Client’: A simple client program or hardware [..]

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In CCTV DVR context the Client is the PC running the remote software that accesses the DVR or other device. The device originating the video is the Server.

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Any application that accesses a service on another computer. Browsers such as Google Chrome are web clients. FTP clients include FileZilla and Cyberduck.

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 The term «client software» is used to refer to the software that acts as the interface between the client computer and the server.   

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A person or organisation using a service. In vocational education and training, the client may be a student, apprentice, trainee, employer, enterprise, industry training advisory body, industry organisation, or employment organisation.

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Any individual, organisation, department or division, including those belonging to the same organisation as the research agency, responsible for commissioning or who agree to subscribe to a market research project.

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An organization that employs an advertising agency to create advertisements.

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A computer system that wants to access a service – sometimes a remote one – on another computer is called a client. Typically this happens within a network.

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Also referred to as an applicant.

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A party with which a company has a commercial relationship concerning the transport of e.g. cargo or concerning certain services of the company concerned, either directly or through an agent.

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Any person or enterprise conducting business with SARS.

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The person who hires the services of the behavior analyst, such as an agency or organization, or the person whose behavior is targeted for change. Often, the subject of the behavior analysis program. [..]

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A user that opens a file that is shared on a network, published in a browser, or shared via ODBC/JDBC. FileMaker Network settings and privileges determine how FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Go clients [..]

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A client is the receiving end of a service or the requestor of a service in a client/server model type of system. The client is most often located on another system or computer, which can be accessed [..]

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In the SAP landscape, a client is an entity with independent information and data. The SAP client concept is based on the fact that an application service provider (ASP) must provide and administer al [..]

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A person or organisation having an involvement in the import, export, manufacture or supply of therapeutic goods. An enterprise can include sponsors, manufacturers and agents.

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«Client» means a person who engages an investigator, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity for the purpose of conducting lawful activity on the person’s behalf.

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In networking, a process that initiates contact with a server process in order to exchange data and perhaps receive a service.

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individual receiving service from Side by Side or Victim Support ACT

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A role filled by a processor when it requests the services provided by another processor (i.e. a server).

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Reviews

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The client is the initiating party that sends an API request. Often times there will be many clients consuming the same API.

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In networking, a process

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The person or group that initiates the development process by specifying a problem .

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 —  A program that initiates a network connection. By extension, a client program usually has some kind of user interface, often a GUI. In a typical client/server protocol, the client is the active [..]

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A computer that acts on behalf of a user, including a user’s personal computer, or another computer that appears to a server to have that function.

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A client-side process, containing proxy functions, connecting to a server process that contains the actual database functions.

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The user of a service. A Web client requests resources from a Web server, for instance. When the client is an object, it is the sender of messages to its object servers.

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Computing program that is run on the user’s device (the program that is used to play the game). The client is also the device itself, for example a PC.

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Applications that connect to a server are called clients. In Photon’s case, they initiate a connection to a server, which enables them to message other clients. Photon clients are programmed with a client API, also referred to as client library.

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A person receiving assistance (services or benefits) from the Department of Economic Security. Note: Child Support applicants are not clients as the IV-D Agency does not represent them. Our «clie [..]

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For travel regulation purposes, a person or entity that is entitled to receive agency services.

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A computer or software that requests a service of another computer system or process (a "server"). For example, a workstation requesting the contents of a file from a file server is a client of the file server.

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The person or group or agency that commissioned the evaluation.

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one who pays fee to company or another individual in exchange for services or goods.

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An application or system that accesses a remote service on another computer system, known as a server, by way of a network.

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Individual or organisation that commissions buildings or other projects. User client    

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A client is any program that requests a service or resource from another program, either on the same computer or a different one. This term is often used to refer to the computer that hosts the client program; however, a client program may also run on a computer that normally functions as a server. See server.

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The computer application initiating a service request in a client-server model

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The computer in a client/server architecture that requests files or services. The computer that provides services is called the server. The most common types of client on the Internet are computers running browsers or e-mail programs. The client may request file transfer, remote logins, printing, or other available services. The client also means t [..]

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A Client is a computer or a program that uses different services and resources in a network provided by a server. A browser, for example, is a client to access data (web sites) on a web server over the Internet.

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Buyer or recipient of the organization’s products or services.

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Purchaser of betting information from horseman or other tipster.

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An individual, group or entity authorized to do business with ISC.  Client Account Management System (CAMS)

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Someone who sent in a Client Application or was set up using the Client Account Management System (CAMS) Cash Mail (i.e. one time users who submit packets or do a counter search). 2. External User

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Client is an application program (also referred to as application). It launches a request to a provider server which will submit a response in form of data.

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 — a person, group or organisation eligible to receive services either directly or indirectly from a physical therapist. The client is:  a) individuals who are not necessarily sick or injured but [..]

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Client(s) or The Client may refer to:

Customer or client, a recipient of goods or services in return for monetary or other valuable considerations
Client (computing), hardware or software that access [..]

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Client(s) or The Client may refer to:

Customer or client, a recipient of goods or services in return for monetary or other valuable considerations
Client (computing), hardware or software that access [..]

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Client(s) or The Client may refer to:

Customer or client, a recipient of goods or services in return for monetary or other valuable considerations
Client (computing), hardware or software that access [..]

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Client(s) or The Client may refer to:

Customer or client, a recipient of goods or services in return for monetary or other valuable considerations
Client (computing), hardware or software that access [..]

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A client is a piece of computer hardware or software that accesses a service made available by a server. The server is often (but not always) on another computer system, in which case the client acces [..]

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Client (frequently stylised as CLIEИT) are an English electronic music group from London, formed in 2002. They are most popular in Germany where they have had limited commercial success. They typical [..]

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Client (stylised as CLIEИT) is the self-titled debut album by English electronic music group Client. It was released on 18 August 2003 by Toast Hawaii.

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Client(s) or The Client may refer to:

Customer or client, a recipient of goods or services in return for monetary or other valuable considerations
Client (computing), hardware or software that access [..]

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  1. clientnoun

    a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer

  2. customer, clientnoun

    someone who pays for goods or services

  3. node, client, guestnoun

    (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

  1. clientnoun

    A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.

  2. clientnoun

    The role of a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services provided by another having the role of server.

  3. clientnoun

    Person who receives help or advice from a professional person (ex. a lawyer, an accountant, a social worker, a psychiatrist, etc).

  4. clientnoun

    A person who employs or retains an attorney to represent him or her in any legal matter, or one who merely divulges confidential matters to an attorney while pursuing professional assistance without subsequently retaining the attorney.

  5. Etymology: From cliens.

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  1. CLIENTnoun

    Etymology: cliens, Latin.

    1. One who applies to an advocate for counsel and defence.

    There is due from the judge to the advocate some commendation, where causes are well handled; for that upholds in the client the reputation of his counsel.
    Francis Bacon, Essays.

    Advocates must deal plainly with their clients, and tell the true state of their case.
    Jeremy Taylor, Rule of living holy.

    2. It may be perhaps sometimes used for a dependant in a more general sense.

    I do think they are your friends and clients,
    And fearful to disturb you.
    Ben Jonson, Catiline.

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  1. Clientnoun

    a citizen who put himself under the protection of a man of distinction and influence, who was called his patron

  2. Clientnoun

    a dependent; one under the protection of another

  3. Clientnoun

    one who consults a legal adviser, or submits his cause to his management

  4. Etymology: [L. cliens, -emtis, for cluens, one who hears (in relation to his protector), a client, fr. L. cluere to be named or called; akin to Gr. to hear, Skr. ry, and E. loud: cf. F. client. See Loud.]

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  1. Client

    A client is a piece of computer hardware or software that accesses a service made available by a server. The server is often on another computer system, in which case the client accesses the service by way of a network. The term applies to programs or devices that are part of a client–server model.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

  1. Client

    klī′ent, n. one who employs a lawyer: a dependent.—n. Clī′entage, the whole number of one’s clients: the client’s relation to the patron.—adj. Clīent′al.—ns. Clī′entele, a following: the whole connection of a lawyer, shopkeeper, &c.; Clī′entship. [L. cliens, for cluens, one who hears or listens (to advice), from cluēre, to hear.]

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  1. client

    A person who pays for commodities, products, goods or services.

    The client were very happy with the work completed.

    Submitted by MaryC on February 26, 2020  

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  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word ‘client’ in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1834

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word ‘client’ in Written Corpus Frequency: #1122

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word ‘client’ in Nouns Frequency: #404

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of client in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of client in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of client in a Sentence

  1. Michael Avenatti:

    Senate Judiciary Committee was only within the last couple hours that they finally got back to us and said that they want to meet with my client.

  2. Rudy Giuliani:

    This is a private client, i did it as a favor.

  3. Maria Grazia Chiuri:

    It’s not the famous postcard that you normally have of Rome, there’s something more intimate, and that’s the portrait we like. We also think couture is more intimate because there’s a relationship between the client and the atelier. It’s one of a kind and the best limited edition you could have.

  4. Lee Merritt:

    These offenses occurred while our client was being groomed to join Kelly’s sex cult.

  5. Andrea Buera:

    We are delighted at the news that Trey Songz has been arrested for felony domestic assault against my client Andrea Buera, andrea will fully cooperate with the investigation and is ready, willing, and able to testify at trial, should that be necessary. We urge any witnesses to contact the Los Angeles police.

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  • kliëntAfrikaans
  • زبونArabic
  • клиент, довереникBulgarian
  • clientCatalan, Valencian
  • zákazník, klientCzech
  • Kunde, Konsument, Klient, EndverbraucherGerman
  • πελάτηςGreek
  • klientoEsperanto
  • clienteSpanish
  • ارباب رجوعPersian
  • asiakasohjelma, asiakasFinnish
  • clientFrench
  • ügyfél, kliensHungarian
  • clienteInterlingua
  • klientoIdo
  • kúnni, biðlari, kaupandi, skjólstæðingur, viðskiptavinurIcelandic
  • clienteItalian
  • クライアント, 客, 顧客, お客さんJapanese
  • 손님Korean
  • കക്ഷിMalayalam
  • klant, cliëntDutch
  • klientka, klientPolish
  • freguês, clientePortuguese
  • clientRomanian
  • клиентка, клиент, заказчик, заказчицаRussian
  • klìjent, klìjenticaSerbo-Croatian
  • కక్షిదారుTelugu
  • kliyenteTagalog
  • istemci, müvekkilTurkish

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What do we mean by client?

The party for which professional services are rendered, as by an attorney. noun

A customer or patron. noun

A person using the services of a social services agency. noun

One that depends on the protection of another. noun

A client state. noun

A computer or program that can download files for manipulation, run applications, or request application-based services from a file server. noun

In Roman antiquity, a person who was under the guardianship and protection of another of superior rank and influence, called his patron. noun

In a general sense, one who lives under the patronage of, or whose interests are represented by, another. noun

In the middle ages, any follower of a noble or knight; an inferior soldier, mounted or on foot; a vassal. noun

One who puts a particular interest into the care and management of another; specifically, one who applies to a lawyer for advice and direction in a question of law, or commits his cause or his legal interests in general to a lawyer’s management. noun

A citizen who put himself under the protection of a man of distinction and influence, who was called his patron. noun

A dependent; one under the protection of another. noun

One who consults a legal adviser, or submits his cause to his management. noun

A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services. noun

The role of a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services provided by another having the role of server. noun

Person who receives help or advice from a professional person (ex. a lawyer, an accountant, a social worker, a psychiatrist, etc). noun

A person who employs or retains an attorney to represent him or her in any legal matter, or one who merely divulges confidential matters to an attorney while pursuing professional assistance without subsequently retaining the attorney. noun

Someone who pays for goods or services noun

A person who seeks the advice of a lawyer noun

(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network noun

A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.

The role of a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services provided by another having the role of server.

One who receives help or services from a professional such as a lawyer or accountant.

A person who employs or retains an attorney to represent him or her in any legal matter, or one who merely divulges confidential matters to an attorney while pursuing professional assistance without subsequently retaining the attorney.

N. Person severely lacking in intelligence and common sense. See idiot and fuckwit. Urban Dictionary

A computer system or process requesting something from another system or process in a client-server relationship. The opposite of ‘server’. Urban Dictionary

An indirect way of saying penis. Urban Dictionary

A girl of urs that does what you want when you want it Urban Dictionary

When you like someone but are too timid to actually ask them out and instead purchase their business services to obtain a false sense of intimacy. Urban Dictionary

A man that seeks the services of a prostitute, usually in Poland, usally in a Fuck-house. Urban Dictionary

Very gay New Yorker Urban Dictionary

Someone who seeks medication from doctors and/or illicit drug dealers Urban Dictionary

Known as somebody attending a dick appointment Urban Dictionary

A good Minecraft win10 client in the year 2019 before the lazy developers forgot how to code and are pretty much yandev 2.0. They also have a toxic discord server with people complaining about it not working and other people trying to do the devs jobs for them. the discord server is pretty much useless and doesnt provide any help. Urban Dictionary

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noun

a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.

a person who is receiving the benefits, services, etc., of a social welfare agency, a government bureau, etc.

a customer.

anyone under the patronage of another; a dependent.

Computers. a computer or an application on a computer that communicates with a remote server: Exit the program before installing the patch to update the client.

(in ancient Rome) a plebeian who lived under the patronage of a patrician.

adjective

being a regular customer: a client company.

economically, and often militarily, dependent upon a more prosperous, more powerful nation.

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Origin of client

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin client-, stem of cliēns person seeking the protection or influence of someone powerful; perhaps akin to clīnāre to bend (see incline)

OTHER WORDS FROM client

cli·en·tal [klahy-en-tl, klahyuhn-tl], /klaɪˈɛn tl, ˈklaɪ ən tl/, adjectivenon·cli·ent, adjective

Words nearby client

click stop, clickstream, clickthrough, clicktivism, clickwrap, client, clientage, client-centered therapy, client-centred therapy, clientele, client/server network

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Words related to client

applicant, buyer, consumer, patient, patron, shopper, believer, chump, dependent, disciple, follower, front, head, mark, purchaser, walk-in, ward, habitué, protégé, protégée

How to use client in a sentence

  • Hunter Biden’s attorney has said that his client did not receive any compensation, either in the form of a return on investment or due to his position on the board.

  • The rest — that would call for a more pan-regional publisher — are less common but require large global clients to pull them off and, naturally, fetch a higher price tag.

  • Iconiq Capital, a multifamily office whose clients include Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, took part in multiple Snowflake funding rounds beginning in 2017.

  • Since then, the company has had great success attracting clients like Capital One, Office Depot, and DoorDash.

  • The firm took a hit at “the worst possible moment” because its portfolios were positioned at the start of the year to benefit from rising markets, Dalio told clients in mid-March.

  • “We all shook hands and my client told me to leave,” he said.

  • She says she will have to fight in “other ways” to get her client freed.

  • “Our first few months we had maybe one client and then we went on The Tyra Banks Show,” says James.

  • Average age ranges from 45 to 65, with her youngest client at 18 and the oldest in her 80s.

  • The first thing Joplin needs to find out before he will agree to officiate a wedding is why his potential client is in prison.

  • David Arden, as he promised, had dictated to him in outline the awful case he had massed against his client.

  • At a circuit dinner, a counsellor observed to another, «I shall certainly hang your client

  • If a client goes to a lawyer for advice the first thing the lawyer asks him to do is to make a clean breast of it.

  • He was especially noted for his success in criminal cases, almost always clearing his client.

  • It seems this client is willing to pay me my own price—within reasonable limits of course.

British Dictionary definitions for client


noun

a person, company, etc, that seeks the advice of a professional man or woman

a customer

a person who is registered with or receiving services or financial aid from a welfare agency

computing a program or work station that requests data or information from a server

a person depending on another’s patronage

Derived forms of client

cliental (klaɪˈɛntəl), adjective

Word Origin for client

C14: from Latin cliēns retainer, dependant; related to Latin clīnāre to lean

Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Scientific definitions for client


A program that runs on a personal computer or workstation connected to a computer network and requests information from a file server.

The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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