Client/server

Split an application into tasks that run on separate computers connected over a network. In most cases, the client is either a desktop computer (e.g., a PC) or a program served by another network computing device (e.g., a server). Gartner has defined five types of client/server computing based on how design, application logic, and data management functions are distributed between the client and the server. See separate definitions for distributed display, remote display, distributed function, remote data management, and distributed data. Management.

Literal Meanings of Client/server

Client:

Meanings of Client:

Customer, buyer or recipient of goods or services.
The function of an application or computer system that requests and/or uses services from others with a server function.
A person who receives help or services from a professional, such as a lawyer or accountant.
A person who uses or employs an attorney to represent his or her interests in a legal matter, or a person who discloses confidential matters only to an attorney seeking professional assistance without further attorney's involvement.