client-side software

Definitions

Software that runs on a user's local device or web browser rather than on a remote server.

Applications or scripts that execute within the client environment to process data and provide an interactive user interface.

Examples

Modern web applications rely heavily on client-side software to provide a responsive and interactive user experience.

The security team conducted a thorough audit of the client-side software to ensure that sensitive data was not being exposed.

By moving more processing tasks to the client-side software, the developers were able to reduce the load on the central server.

Synonyms

frontend application user-side program client application browser-based software local client presentation layer user interface software

Antonyms

server-side software backend application server-side script server software cloud-based service server-side program