A thin client (sometimes also called a lean, zero or slim client) is a computer or a computer program that depends heavily on some other computer (its server) to fulfill its computational roles. This is different from the traditional fat client, which is a computer designed to take on these roles by itself. The specific roles assumed by the server...
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Client server application requiring minimal network traffic / Computer used only as a network client,
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(In topic `architecture`) A thin client is a low cost computing device, designed to be small and to work in a server-centric client-server environment in which most or all of the application processing is done on the server. It has become a popular buzzword due to the division of the computer industry into the Netscape/Sun Microsystems led cam...
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A low-cost computing device that works in a server-centric computing model. Thin clients typically do not require state-of-the-art, powerful processors and large amounts of RAM and ROM because they access applications from a central server or network. Thin clients can operate in a Server-based Computing environment.
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This is a model of computing whereby almost all the processing is done at the server end. This enables low powered computers to be used by the users.
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In computing, a simplified network computer or terminal. In a thin client network all the applications are executed on a central server computer, sometimes called a terminal server. All of the users' input, that is, mouse movements, clicks, and keyboard presses, are encoded using special protocols and sent to the terminal server, which then fee...
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