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| Client/server architecture
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| Definition
| Application architecture in which a database server replaces the file server. Client queries are answered directly using a relational database management system (DBMS). The client/server architecture reduces network traffic by providing a query response rather than complete file transfer. Also, it improves multi-user updating via a GUI front end to a shared database.
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| See also
| 2-tier architecture, 3-tier architecture, Distributed architecture
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