client-server

1. 1.

   relating to a computer system in which a central server supports a number of networked workstations

Questions about client-server

What does client-server mean?

client-server means "relating to a computer system in which a central server supports a number of networked workstations".

How many syllables are in client-server?

client-server has 3 syllables and divides as client--ser-ver under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is client-server a common word?

client-server is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.