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client/server architecture

See Also: client, server

  1. [computing] A software system with a central processor (server) that accepts requests from one or more user applications, computers, or devices (clients). Although client/server architecture can exist on one computer, it is more relevant to (and is typically thought of as relating to) network systems that distribute applications over computers in different locations.