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client-server application

[/ˈklaɪənt ˈsɜrvər ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən/]
nounpl: client-server applications
aplicação cliente-servidor
1. A software application architecture in which tasks are distributed between clients (end-user machines) and servers (central computers), where clients request services and servers provide them
Gmail is a client-server application where your browser acts as the client communicating with Google's servers.
Gmail é uma aplicação cliente-servidor onde seu navegador age como cliente se comunicando com os servidores do Google.
2. A computing model that separates user interface and data processing into distinct tiers for improved efficiency and scalability
The company migrated to a client-server application to better manage their database access and user authentication.
A empresa migrou para uma aplicação cliente-servidor para gerenciar melhor o acesso ao banco de dados e autenticação do usuário.
Synonyms
client-server modeltwo-tier applicationdistributed applicationnetwork application
Antonyms
standalone applicationmonolithic applicationpeer-to-peer application

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
aplicação cliente-servidor
Standard term used throughout Brazil in IT contexts
São Paulo
aplicação cliente-servidor
Commonly used in business and tech sectors
Portugal
aplicação cliente-servidor
Standard European Portuguese usage, sometimes abbreviated as app C-S in informal contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

request-response model
thin client application
fat client application
backend and frontend architecture
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