RFC 1983:Internet Users' Glossary
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client


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... agent In the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server application. ...
... In the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server application. [RFC1208] ...
... A program that performs a function directly for a user. FTP, mail and Telnet clients are examples of network applications. ...
... address, supernet. client A computer system or process that requests a service of another ...
... service of another computer system or process. A workstation requesting the contents of a file from a file server is a client of the file server. See also: client-server model, server. ...
... of a file from a file server is a client of the file server. See also: client-server model, server. [NNSC] ...
... NNSC] client-server model A common way to describe the paradigm of many network protocols. ...
... Examples include the name-server/name-resolver relationship in DNS and the file-server/file-client relationship in NFS. See also: client ...
... client relationship in NFS. See also: client, server, Domain Name System, Network File System. ...
... defined in RFC 1436, that allows a single Gopher client to access information from any accessible Gopher server, providing the user ...
... domain versions of the client and server are available. See also: archie, archive site, Prospero, Wide Area Information Servers. ...
... network of servers, each of which accepts connections from client programs, one per user. See also: talk. [HACKER ...
... LANs so that Novell Netware clients and servers can communicate. See also: Local Area Network. ...
... SNMP manager can talk to any SNMP agent with a properly defined MIB. See also: client-server model, Simple Network Management Protocol. ...
... FTP and NFS). The Prospero protocol is also used for communication between clients and servers in the archie system. See also: anonymous FTP, archie, archive ...
... Remote Procedure Call (RPC) An easy and popular paradigm for implementing the client-server model of distributed computing. In general, a request is sent to a remote system ...
... A provider of resources (e.g. file servers and name servers). See also: client, Domain Name System, Network File System. ...
... stream-oriented A type of transport service that allows its client to send data in a continuous stream. The transport service ...
... researchers at CERN in Switzerland. Users may create, edit or browse hypertext documents. The clients and servers are freely available. ...



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