Client/Server

Client/server is a computer paradigm describing a particular relationship between two interconnected computers.

In the client/server model, a client, generally a desktop computer, requests services from a server, generally a larger computer containing programs and files of use to many clients on a network. The client runs a graphical front- end application displaying input and output; the server performs shared data or storage-intensive processing tasks in response to client requests. Client browsers read documents accessed from Web servers.

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network services

In the client/server model, the server provides network services to each client.