Difference between revisions of "Client-side"

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Client-side refers to operations that are performed by the client in a client–server relationship in a computer network.

Description

Typically, a client is a computer application, such as a web browser, that runs on a user's local computer or workstation and connects to a 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
• The user needs to observe them or provide input
• 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, the operations may:

• Take less time
• Use less bandwidth
• Incur a lesser security risk

When the server serves data in a commonly used manner, for example according to the HTTP or FTP protocols, users may have their choice of a number of client server-side 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 (computing)
• Client-server model
• Client-side scripting
• Server-side

External links

• Client-side @ Wikipedia