thin client

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.