client/server network

American  

noun

1. Computers. a network in which a server or central computer makes services such as access to data files, programs, and peripheral devices, available to client workstations connected to it. Compare peer-to-peer network.

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client/server network Scientific  

1. A computer network in which one centralized, powerful computer (called the server) is a hub to which many less powerful personal computers or workstations (called clients) are connected. The clients run programs and access data that are stored on the server.

2. Compare peer-to-peer network

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