Meaning of the word client in English

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client

US /ˈklaɪ.ənt/

UK /ˈklaɪ.ənt/

a person or organization using the services of a lawyer or other professional person or company

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The lawyer met with his client to discuss the case.

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Our company values every client and strives for their satisfaction.

Synonym:

customer patron consumer purchaser buyer

a computer that accesses a service made available by a server

Example:

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The web browser acts as a client to retrieve information from the server.

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In a client-server architecture, the client requests resources from the server.

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client account