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thin client
noun
- computing a computer on a network where most functions are carried out on a central server See thick client
Example Sentences
He grabs a bottle of germicide, sprays it onto a rag, and wipes down the keyboard, mouse, and monitor plugs on one of the thin client computers we paralegals use for legal research.
The thin client computers, which remain, are mini-CPUs dependent on a remote server and a broader network.
The use cases you鈥檝e described 鈥 the way that would be executed is almost what would be called a thin client model in the old days.
Maybe you鈥檙e doing CAD over some sort of thin client, but you鈥檙e not doing a lot of heavy duty processing on it.
In case you don鈥檛 know, a 鈥渢hin client鈥 is what you call a local app that relies on the processing power of a remote server 鈥 exactly how Stadia, xCloud, and every other cloud gaming service operates today.
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