thin client

thin client definition - telecom
In a client/server network, client software or a client node that has little in the way of resources such as memory, disk space, and processing power and, therefore, relies on the server to provide those resources. A browser, for example, provides client access to server-hosted applications, data, and processing. A diskless workstation is an example of a thin client node. See also browser, client, client/server, dumb terminal, fat client, node, server, and software.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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