client
[ klahy-uh nt ]
/ ˈklaɪ ənt /
noun
adjective
being a regular customer: a client company.
economically, and often militarily, dependent upon a more prosperous, more powerful nation.
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Origin of client
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin client-, stem of cliēns person seeking the protection or influence of someone powerful; perhaps akin to clīnāre to bend (see incline)
OTHER WORDS FROM client
cli·en·tal [klahy-en-tl, klahy-uh n-tl] /klaɪˈɛn tl, ˈklaɪ ən tl/, adjectivenon·cli·ent, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for non-client
client
/ (ˈklaɪənt) /
noun
a person, company, etc, that seeks the advice of a professional man or woman
a customer
a person who is registered with or receiving services or financial aid from a welfare agency
computing a program or work station that requests data or information from a server
a person depending on another's patronage
Derived forms of client
cliental (klaɪˈɛntəl), adjectiveWord Origin for client
C14: from Latin cliēns retainer, dependant; related to Latin clīnāre to lean
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Scientific definitions for non-client
client
[ klī′ənt ]
A program that runs on a personal computer or workstation connected to a computer network and requests information from a file server.
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