Client Server Glossary

Browse 2 client server terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

2 Client Server Terms

Request: A message sent from a client to a server asking it to perform an action — in HTTP, composed of a method (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.), a URL, headers, and an...
Response: A message sent from a server back to a client in answer to a request — in HTTP, composed of a status code (200, 404, 500, etc.), headers (Content-Type,...