The-definition.com

Definition

Thin client

Thin client is a networked computer with keyboard, pointing device (mouser), display, network interface, and sufficient processing power to access terminal services or a mainframe, where the real application processing occurs.

Share it:  Cite

More from this Section

  • Amplifier
    A hardware device that increases the power of electrical signals to maintain their original ...
  • Active monitor
    A computer in a token ring network responsible for guaranteeing the network status, is ...
  • UDP (User Datagram Protocol)
    UDP (User Datagram Protocol) is a connectionless TCP/IP protocol that provides fast data ...
  • Samba
    Samba is an open source software suite that makes Linux servers look and act like Windows ...
  • Daemon
    Daemon is a UNIX term for a component of any server program that “listens” to incoming ...