Client

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The term Client may have the following meanings.

• The original one. In ancient Rome, a client was someone, usually a freed slave, who was attached to a rich patron benefactor; this was necessary for many who were not legally able to secure citizenship, a right initially reserved for the patrician class.
• In traditional commerce and in the marketing and provision of services, a client or customer consumes or benefits from a product or service. See also: marketing, end-user, consumer
• Client (computing), a system that accesses remote services on another computer.

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Client" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Client, used under the GNU Free Documentation License