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client-side application components of distributed systems Client–server model is a distributed application structure that partitions tasks or workloads between the providers of a resource or service, called servers , and service requesters, called clients . [1] Often clients and servers communicate over a computer network on separate hardware, but both client and server may reside in the same system. A server host runs one or more server programs which share their resources with clients. A client does not share any of its resources, but requests a server's content or service function. Clients therefore initiate communication sessions with servers which await incoming requests. Examples of computer applications that use the client–server model are Email , network printing , and the World Wide Web . Client and server role The client-server characteristic describes the relationship of ...