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client | dev |

As a noun client

is client, customer.

As an abbreviation dev is

(irish history) a common abbreviated name for , former president of ireland.

client

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
  • (computing) The role of a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services provided by another having the role of server.
  • Person who receives help or advice from a professional person (ex. a lawyer, an accountant, a social worker, a psychiatrist, etc).
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  • (legal) A person who employs or retains an attorney to represent him or her in any legal matter, or one who merely divulges confidential matters to an attorney while pursuing professional assistance without subsequently retaining the attorney.

    • Synonyms

    * (customer) buyer, customer

    Holonyms

    * (customer) clientele

    Derived terms

    * * * * * * * * * *

    Related terms

    * clientele * client state

    See also

    * ("client" on Wikipedia) * server

    Anagrams

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    dev

    English

    (wikipedia dev)

    Etymology 1

    (en)

    Noun

  • developer
  • development
  • (computing, UNIX) device
    • Derived terms
    * devkit

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Armenian mythology) a monster, dragon, serpent, or giant
  • (Armenian mythology) immortal spirits who inhabit old ruins
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