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cli⋅ent

  [klahy-uhnt]
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–noun
1. a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
2. a person who is receiving the benefits, services, etc., of a social welfare agency, a government bureau, etc.
3. a customer.
4. anyone under the patronage of another; a dependent.
5. Computers. a workstation on a network that gains access to central data files, programs, and peripheral devices through a server.
6. client state.
7. (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 )

Related forms:
cli⋅en⋅tal  [klahy-en-tl, klahy-uhn-tl] , adjective
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cli·ent   (klī'ənt)   
n.  
  1. The party for which professional services are rendered, as by an attorney.
  2. A customer or patron: clients of the hotel.
  3. A person using the services of a social services agency.
  4. One that depends on the protection of another.
  5. A client state.
  6. 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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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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