smart client
(smärt klī´&nt) (n.) An Internet-connected device that allows the user’s local applications to interact with server-based applications through the use of Web services. For example, a smart client running a word processing application can interface with a remote database over the Internet in order to collect data from the database to be used in the word processing document. Smart clients are distinguished by key characteristics:
They support work offline �� smart clients can work with data even when they are not connected to the Internet (which distinguishes them from browser-based applications, which do not work when the device is not connected to the Internet);
Smart client applications have the ability to be deployed and updated in real time over the network from a centralized server;
Smart client applications support multiple platforms and languages because they are built on Web services;
Smart client applications can run on almost any device that has Internet connectivity, including desktops, workstations, notebooks, tablet PCs, PDAs, and mobile phones.
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