server-based computing
nounA way of using computers where the hard work happens on a big central computer instead of on your own device.
Our school uses server-based computing so students can open the same files from any computer in the lab.
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2. A computing model in which applications and data are stored and processed on a central server rather than locally.
Server-based computing reduces the cost of maintaining software on every individual machine.
3. The practice of delivering desktop environments to users over a network from a shared server.
With server-based computing, the IT team updates one server instead of hundreds of laptops.
4. An architecture where client devices act mainly as terminals for input and display.
Thin clients are a common hardware choice for server-based computing.