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client

noun
/ˈklaɪ.ənt/

Etymology

From Middle English client, from Anglo-Norman clyent, Old French client, from Latin cliēns, akin to clinare (“to lean”).

  1. derived from cliēns
  2. derived from client
  3. derived from clyent
  4. inherited from client

Definitions

  1. A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.

  2. The role of a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services…

    The role of a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services provided by another having the role of server.

  3. A person who receives help or services from a professional such as a lawyer or accountant.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A person who employs or retains an attorney to represent him or her in any legal matter,…

      A person who employs or retains an attorney to represent him or her in any legal matter, or one who merely divulges confidential matters to an attorney while pursuing professional assistance without subsequently retaining the attorney.

    2. In ancient Rome, retainers and followers associated with a gens.

      • The nomen belonged to all members of a gens and to all those attached to it (women, clients, and freedmen included).

    3. Ellipsis of client state.

      • A third preliminary comment deals explicitly with the relations between clients and superpowers.

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Derived

cliency, clientage, cliental, clientdom, cliented, clientess, clienthood, clientish, clientism, clientitis, clientless, clientlike, cliently, clientness, clientship, direct client contact, multiclient, nonclient, servent, client-only, client-server, client-side, clientworthy

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at client. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at client. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at client

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA