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client-server

A common form of distributed system in which software is split between server tasks and client tasks. A client sends requests to a server, according to some protocol, asking for information or action, and the server responds.

This is analogous to a customer (client) who sends an order (request) on an order form to a supplier (server) who despatches the goods and an invoice (response). The order form and invoice are part of the "protocol" used to communicate in this case.

There may be either one centralised server or several distributed ones. This model allows clients and servers to be placed independently on nodes in a network, possibly on different hardware and operating systems appropriate to their function, e.g. fast server/cheap client.

Examples are the name-server/name-resolver relationship in DNS, the file-server/file-client relationship in NFS and the screen server/client application split in the X Window System.
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by illEATurHARTout April 12, 2004
mugGet the client-servermug.

buns to guns

Ever since Jack started to redesign his bedroom, I've had to share my bed with him - we've been sleeping buns to guns.
by illEATurHARTout September 27, 2005
mugGet the buns to gunsmug.

b-side

The reverse side of a phonograph record, especially a single.
How many songs are you planning to record and will all of them go on the album or will some be used as b-sides?
by illEATurHARTout May 20, 2004
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Cold Fusion

ColdFusion MX is the solution for building and deploying powerful web applications and web services. Using the proven tag-based scripting and built-in services in ColdFusion MX, web application developers can easily harness the power of the Java platform without the complexity. Available for stand-alone installation or for deployment on industry-leading J2EE application servers, ColdFusion enables over 10,000 customers and hundreds of thousands of developers worldwide to deliver powerful web applications in record time.
Any website ending with .cfm has Cold Fusion in it.
by illEATurHARTout April 2, 2004
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CSS

An extension to HTML to allow styles, e.g. colour, font, size to be specified for certain elements of a hypertext document. Style information can be included in-line in the HTML file or in a separate CSS file (which can then be easily shared by multiple HTML files). Multiple levels of CSS can be used to allow selective overriding of styles.
You should stop using tables and switch to CSS to align your website!
by illEATurHARTout March 25, 2004
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Hallux

First digit on the foot: the big toe on the human foot, or the first digit on the hind foot of some mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians (technical)
The ballerina had her hallux insured for $10 million!
by illEATurHARTout March 23, 2004
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flab itch

The burning itch you get in your thighs after you go jogging. Usually caused by the constant flapping of your flab, hence the name "flab itch".

The more you jog, the less flab. The less flab, the less itch.
Guy: Dude, ahh, what the hell. My thighs itch like hell! It's all red, too!
Guy #2: You just went jogging right? Probably flab itch.
by illEATurHARTout May 26, 2005
mugGet the flab itchmug.

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