client

A person or organization that pays someone for professional help, services, or products.

• The lawyer met her client.
• We advise clients on their taxes.
• Our biggest client signed a new contract yesterday.

Similar words: customer

Common phrases: new client, client meeting, client needs, regular client

A program or system that asks another program or system for information or services.

• Install an email client on your laptop.
• The client sends a request to the server.
• Several clients can use the same service at once.

Common phrases: email client, client application, client software

A computer that gets files or services from another computer on a network.

• Each client connects to the server.
• The clients received new software last night.
• This client cannot access the shared files.

Common phrases: client computer, network client, client machine