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Variant of client

client Definition

cli·ent (klī′ənt)

noun

  1. Archaic a person dependent on another, as for protection or patronage
  2. a person or company for whom a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, etc. is acting
  3. a customer
  4. a person served by a social agency
  5. a nation, state, etc. dependent on another politically, economically, etc.
    also client state
  6. Comput. a terminal or personal computer that is connected to a server (sense )

Etymology: OFr < L cliens, follower, retainer < IE base *klei-, to lean, as in L clinare (see incline); basic sense, “one leaning on another (for protection)”

Related Forms:

  • cliental cli·en′·tal (klī′ən təl, klī en′təl) adjective