Search results

Term entries in the full glossary matching "client"

W3C Glossaries

Showing results 1 - 9 of 9

client

From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24) | Glossary for this source

The role adopted by an application when it is retrieving and/or rendering resources or resource manifestations.
client

From Composite Capability/Preference Profiles (CC/PP): Structure and Vocabularies 1.0 (2004-01-15) | Glossary for this source

An entity that is the original compositor of a CC/PP profile.
client

From Glossary of "Weaving the Web" (1999-07-23) | Glossary for this source

Any program that uses the service of another program. On the Web, a Web client is a program, such as a browser, editor, or search robot, that reads or writes information on the Web.
client

From XML Key Management (XKMS 2.0) Requirements (2003-05-05) | Glossary for this source

An application that makes requests of a service. The concept of a "client" is relative to a service request; an application may have the role of client for some request and service for others.
client

From Glossary of Terms for Device Independence (2005-01-18) | Glossary for this source

The role adopted by an application when it is retrieving and/or rendering resources or resource manifestations.
This term was taken verbatim from Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet.
client

From Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1 (1999-06-15) | Glossary for this source

A program that establishes connections for the purpose of sending requests.
client

From Hypertext Terms (1995-04-15) | Glossary for this source

A program which requests services of another program. Normally, the browser is a client of a data server.
HTTP client

From Glossary of Terms for Device Independence (2005-01-18) | Glossary for this source

A program that establishes connections for the purpose of sending HTTP requests.
This term was developed from the definition of client in Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1.
web client

From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24) | Glossary for this source

A client that is capable of accessing Web resources by issuing requests and render responses containing Web resource manifestations.
The Glossary System has been built by Pierre Candela during an internship in W3C; it's now maintained by Dominique Hazael-Massieux

Copyright © 2000-2003W3C® (MIT, ERCIM, Keio), All Rights Reserved. W3C liability, trademark, document use and software licensing rules apply. Your interactions with this site are in accordance with our public and Member privacy statements.