"fat client" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fat clients [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fat client (plural fat clients)
  1. (computing) A complex client that does not rely on the server to carry out most of its processing. Synonyms: heavy client, rich client, thick client Hypernyms: client Translations (Translations): gruby klient [masculine] (Polish)

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