Client

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The term client may have the following meanings.

  • The original one. In ancient Rome, a client was someone, sometimes a freed slave, who was attached to a rich patron benefactor; this was necessary for many who were not legally able to secure citizenship, a right initially reserved for the patrician class, and even for citizens among the social elite was an important aid in navigating toward the top of the social structure.
  • In traditional commerce and in the marketing and provision of services, a client or customer consumes or benefits from a product or service. In particular, one who hires a lawyer is typically termed a client. See also: marketing, end-user, consumer
  • Client (computing), a piece of software that accesses remote services from another piece of software called a server. Often (although not always) the client software and server software reside on two separate computers.
  • Client is also the name of an electroclash band.
  • The Client is a book and film by John Grisham.
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