Used in home and corporate networks, a client is any computer hardware or software device that requests access to a service provided by a server. Clients are typically seen as the requesting program ...

Software that resides in a user's desktop or laptop computer or mobile device. Contrast with server software. See client/server. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction ...

Software that runs in the user's computer. Contrast with "server program," which runs in a server in the network. See client and server. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other ...