- a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- a person who is receiving the benefits, services, etc., of a social welfare agency, a government bureau, etc.
- a customer.
- anyone under the patronage of another; a dependent.
- a computer or an application on a computer that communicates with a remote server: Exit the program before installing the patch to update the client.
- client state.
- (in ancient Rome) a plebeian who lived under the patronage of a patrician.
- being a regular customer: a client company.
- economically, and often militarily, dependent upon a more prosperous, more powerful nation.
- a person, company, etc, that seeks the advice of a professional man or woman
- a customer
- a person who is registered with or receiving services or financial aid from a welfare agency
- a program or work station that requests data or information from a server
- a person depending on another's patronage
