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- adjective computing describes
computer software usually comprising a number of client modules, and a server module to which they are connected in some way. The clients make requests of the server; the server processes the requests and returns the results to the appropriate client.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relating to a computer system in which a central server supports a number of networked workstations
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Examples
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Microsoft built its business on the so-called client-server model, said Mr. Hilwa.
Ballmer Is 'Re-Imagining' Microsoft Around New Forms of Computing Steven D. Jones 2011
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Previously, Oracle had scores of computers all over the world storing its data in a system known as client-server computing—an approach that, just a few years ago, represented conventional wisdom about the kind of computer system a state-of-the-art company ought to have.
E-COMMERCE THE STAFF OF The Wall Street Journal 2001
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Specify is a client-server database platform for museums and herbaria which processes specimen information for computerizing holdings, managing collection management transactions, and for mobilizing species occurrence data to the web.
Specify 6 2009
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Unfortunately, even in 2009, rich media like music is best in a traditional, old school client-server model.
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Thanks to the new HTML 5 standard and some client-server magic Wave has going on, you can watch your recipient live-type a response in your browser across the internet, much like instant messaging.
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Combine these approaches to create a very simple client-server framework for distributing tasks.
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I'm not going to pretend to have the answers here, but if we can make all our client-server applications run over TCP/IP, we can come up with a common licensing framework that any software development house could use.
Five-year plan: 8 problems IT must solve Paul Venezia 2010
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As virtualization and cloud computing catalyze changes in industry structure, this next wave of IT transformation, cloud computing (and storage), seems likely to push through at a must faster pace than the prior major waves like client-server or Web 3.0.
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For example, the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) was developed with client-server architectures in mind, and it still requires agency-by-agency accreditation for each individual vendor.
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Whereas client-server type programs would transmit data across the network with cloud computing only browser pages are transmitted – far more efficient.
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