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Client-Server Model

Architecture in which a client requests data or a function and a server provides it. Example: a browser is the client and the computer delivering the website acts as the server. Client and server describe roles, not the physical size of a device.

Also known as: C/S · Client-Server

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IT Architecture & Integration

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