transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈklī-ənt ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French client, from Latin client-, cliens; perhaps akin to Latin clinare to lean — more at lean
Date: 14th century
1. : one that is under the protection of another : dependent
2.
a. : a person who engages the professional advice or services of another
a lawyer's client s
b. : customer
hotel client s
c. : a person served by or utilizing the services of a social agency
a welfare client
d. : a computer in a network that uses the services (as access to files or shared peripherals) provided by a server
3. : client state
• cli·ent·age -ən-tij noun
• cli·en·tal klī-ˈen-t ə l, ˈklī-ən- adjective
• cli·ent·less ˈklī-ənt-ləs adjective