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In computer network
Computer network

A computer network is a group of interconnected computers. Networks may be classified according to a wide variety of characteristics. This article provides a general overview of some types and categories and also presents the basic components of a network....
ing, the term client-side refers to operations that are performed by the client
Client (computing)

A client is an Application software or system that accesses a remote service on another computer system, known as a Server , by way of a Computer network....
 in a client-server
Client-server

The client-server software architecture model distinguishes client systems from server systems, which communicate over a computer network. A client-server application is a distributed system comprising both client and server software....
 relationship.

Typically, a client is a computer application, such as a web browser
Web browser

A Web browser is a application software which enables a user to display and interact with text, images, videos, music, games and other information typically located on a Web page at a website on the World Wide Web or a local area network....
, that runs on a user
User (computing)

In computing, a user is a person who uses a computer or Internet service. A user may have a user account that identifies the user by a username , screenname , or "handle", which is derived from the identical Citizen's Band radio term....
's local computer
Computer

A computer is a machine that manipulates Data according to a list of Code .The first devices that resemble modern computers date to the mid-20th century , although the computer concept and various machines similar to computers existed earlier....
 or workstation and connects to a server
Server (computing)

A server is a computer program that provides services to other computer programs , in the same or other computer. The physical computer that runs a server program is also often referred to as server....
 as necessary. Operations may be performed client-side because they require access to information or functionality that is available on the client but not on the server, because the user needs to observe them or provide input, or because the server lacks the processing power to perform the operations in a timely manner for all of the clients it serves.






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In computer network
Computer network

A computer network is a group of interconnected computers. Networks may be classified according to a wide variety of characteristics. This article provides a general overview of some types and categories and also presents the basic components of a network....
ing, the term client-side refers to operations that are performed by the client
Client (computing)

A client is an Application software or system that accesses a remote service on another computer system, known as a Server , by way of a Computer network....
 in a client-server
Client-server

The client-server software architecture model distinguishes client systems from server systems, which communicate over a computer network. A client-server application is a distributed system comprising both client and server software....
 relationship.

Typically, a client is a computer application, such as a web browser
Web browser

A Web browser is a application software which enables a user to display and interact with text, images, videos, music, games and other information typically located on a Web page at a website on the World Wide Web or a local area network....
, that runs on a user
User (computing)

In computing, a user is a person who uses a computer or Internet service. A user may have a user account that identifies the user by a username , screenname , or "handle", which is derived from the identical Citizen's Band radio term....
's local computer
Computer

A computer is a machine that manipulates Data according to a list of Code .The first devices that resemble modern computers date to the mid-20th century , although the computer concept and various machines similar to computers existed earlier....
 or workstation and connects to a server
Server (computing)

A server is a computer program that provides services to other computer programs , in the same or other computer. The physical computer that runs a server program is also often referred to as server....
 as necessary. Operations may be performed client-side because they require access to information or functionality that is available on the client but not on the server, because the user needs to observe them or provide input, or because the server lacks the processing power to perform the operations in a timely manner for all of the clients it serves. Additionally, if operations can be performed by the client, without sending data over the network, they may take less time, use less bandwidth
Bandwidth (computing)

In computer networking and computer science, digital bandwidth, network bandwidth or just bandwidth is a measure of available or consumed data communication resources expressed in bit/s or multiples of it ....
, and incur a lesser security
Computer security

Computer security is a branch of technology known as information security as applied to computers. The objective of computer security can include protection of information from theft or corruption, or the preservation of availability, as defined in the security policy....
 risk.

When the server serves data in a commonly used manner, for example according to the HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol

Hypertext Transfer Protocol is an application-level protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information systems. Its use for retrieving inter-linked resources led to the establishment of the World Wide Web....
 or FTP
File Transfer Protocol

File Transfer Protocol is a network protocol used to transfer data from one computer to another through a network such as the Internet.FTP is a file transfer protocol for exchanging and manipulating files over a Transmission Control Protocol computer network....
 protocols
Protocol (computing)

In computer science, a protocol is a convention or standard that controls or enables the connection, communication, and data transfer between computing endpoints....
, users may have their choice of a number of client programs (most modern web browsers can request and receive data using both of those protocols). In the case of more specialized applications, programmer
Programmer

A programmer is someone who writes computer software. The term computer programmer can refer to a specialist in one area of computer programming or to a generalist who writes code for many kinds of software....
s may write their own server, client, and communications protocol
Communications protocol

In the field of telecommunications, a communications protocol is the set of standard rules for data representation, Signalling , authentication and Error detection and correction required to send information over a communications channel....
, that can only be used with one another.

Programs that run on a user's local computer without ever sending or receiving data over a network are not considered clients, and so the operations of such programs would not be considered client-side operations.

Example

Distributed computing
Distributed computing

Distributed computing deals with hardware and software systems containing more than one processing element or Computer data storage element, Concurrent computing processes, or multiple programs, running under a loosely or tightly controlled regime....
 projects such as SETI@home
SETI@home

SETI@home is a distributed computing project using Internet-connected computers, hosted by the Space Sciences Laboratory, at the University of California, Berkeley, in the United States....
 or Folding@Home
Folding@home

Folding@home is a distributed computing project designed to perform computationally intensive simulations of protein folding and other molecular dynamics ....
 and popular applications like Google Earth
Google Earth

Google Earth is a virtual globe, map and geographic information program that was originally called Earth Viewer, and was created by Keyhole, Inc, a company acquired by Google in 2004....
 rely primarily on client-side operations. The SETI@home client initiates a connection with the server and requests some data. The server selects a data set (a server-side
Server-side

Server-side refers to operations that are performed by the server in a client-server relationship in computer networking.Typically, a server is a software program, such as a web server, that runs on a remote server , reachable from a user's local computer or workstation....
 operation) and sends it back to the client. The client then analyzes the data (a client-side operation), and, when the analysis is complete, transmits its results back to the server.

See also

  • Client-side scripting
    Client-side scripting

    Client-side scripting generally refers to the class of computer programs on the World Wide Web that are Execution client-side, by the user's web browser, instead of server-side ....
  • Server-side
    Server-side

    Server-side refers to operations that are performed by the server in a client-server relationship in computer networking.Typically, a server is a software program, such as a web server, that runs on a remote server , reachable from a user's local computer or workstation....
  • client-side prediction
    Client-side prediction

    Client-side prediction is a computer network programming technique used in video games intended to conceal negative effects of high latency connections....