client-server
client-server — adjective
1. describes a computer network in which a powerful central machine (the server) ho
describes a computer network in which a powerful central machine (the server) holds data and programs, and smaller computers (the clients) connect to it to access those resources
The hospital set up a client-server network so nurses could check patient files from any floor.
collocation: client-server network
Quinn's office switched to a client-server database that everyone could use at once.
collocation: client-server database
The campus library uses a client-server setup so students can search books from their laptops.
Talia built a client-server program that sent orders from the café tablets to the kitchen screen.
When the client-server link failed, the shop staff could not check stock on the main computer.
- server-based
broader term; can describe any setup that relies on a server, even when clients do most of the processing themselves
- centralized
wider meaning referring to control from a single point, not limited to computer networks
- peer-to-peer
network architecture where computers share directly with each other, without a central server
文法句型
client-server + noun