{"id":1225,"date":"2014-08-14T09:55:55","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T09:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/client-side\/"},"modified":"2014-08-14T09:55:55","modified_gmt":"2014-08-14T09:55:55","slug":"client-side","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/439\/client-side","title":{"rendered":"Client-side"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_client-side_mean\">What Does Client-side Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Client-side refers to a specific part of client\/server architecture, which is a network structure distinguishing clients or computers ordering information from servers, hardware pieces that deliver that information and process requests.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_client-side\">Techopedia Explains Client-side<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In a traditional client\/server structure, clients consist of physical personal computers or desktop computer stations. These use web browsers or other connections to make demands on servers. In this kind of structure, if something is client-side, that means it&#8217;s run in the workstations or computers that represent clients. \n<\/p>\n<p>Server-side applications or operations are done within the hardware structures that are serving the requests of clients. The term &#8216;client\/server architecture\u2019 gets a new dimension in a time when cloud computing services are becoming dominant. 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