client-server

adjective

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.

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Meanings

adjectiveclient-server (not comparable)

alternative client/server

  1. not comparablecomputingdescribes 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.
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APA

client-server. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/client-server

MLA

“client-server.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/client-server. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “client-server,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/client-server.

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