(in ancient Rome) a plebeian who lived under the patronage of a patrician.
–adjective
8.
being a regular customer: a client company.
9.
economically, and often militarily, dependent upon a more prosperous, more powerful nation.
Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L client-, s. of cliēns person seeking the protection or influence of someone powerful; perh. akin to clīnāre to bend (see incline)
The party for which professional services are rendered, as by an attorney.
A customer or patron: clients of the hotel.
A person using the services of a social services agency.
One that depends on the protection of another.
A client state.
Computer Science A computer or program that can download files for manipulation, run applications, or request application-based services from a file server.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin cliēns, client-, dependent, follower; see klei- in Indo-European roots.] cli'ent·age (-ən-tĭj) n., cli·en'tal (klī-ěn'tl, klī'ən-) adj.
client (klī'ənt) Pronunciation Key
A program that runs on a personal computer or workstation connected to a computer network and requests information from a file server.
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