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What is a Dumb Client?

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A dumb client is software that fully depends on a connection to a server or cloud service for its functionality. Without a network connection, the software offers nothing useful.

Clients & Servers

Client-server is a common type of software design that breaks a program into a client that runs on your device and a server that sits in a data center somewhere.
Clients may fully implement functionality and only connect to servers for minor purposes such as integration of social features into a game. Alternatively, clients may be lightweight tools that exist only to communicate and display results from a server. The later category of client is commonly referred to as a dumb client or thin client.
Overview: Dumb Client
Type
Definition
A client that offers no meaningful functionality without a connection to a server.
Also Known As
Thin Client
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