clients

Those you serve

Clients is the plural of client—people or organizations that hire professionals for services.

Lawyers, consultants, therapists, and designers have clients rather than customers, the distinction suggesting an ongoing relationship requiring expertise: The firm represents several corporate clients.

In computing, a client is software or a device that requests services from a server.

business

customers

People who purchase goods

B2B · corporations · enterprises · stakeholders · negotiations · agreements · proposals · networking · management · executives

legal

attorney

Licensed legal representative

case · defendant · plaintiff · retainer · litigation · advocate · solicitor · barrister · confidentiality · privilege

patronage

patrons

Regular supporters or customers

members · guests · audience · devotees · subscribers · donors · sponsors · philanthropists · habitues · loyalists

service

support

To uphold or sustain

troubleshooting · maintenance · care · guidance · advice · expertise · resolution · inquiry · response · customization

computing

server

One who attends tables

  • APISoftware communication standard
  • softwarePrograms directing computer operations
  • browserWeb access program

application · desktop · terminal · network · protocol · request · authentication · interface · endpoint · session

Categories
Opposites
service relationship

clientsproviders

Those who furnish

service providers · vendors · suppliers · contractors · consultants

organizational role

clientsemployees

Paid staff members

staff · workers · personnel · managers · owners

commercial transaction direction

clientsvendors

Those who sell goods

sellers · suppliers · merchants · marketers · distributors

Phrases
Family

client, clientele, clienteles, client's, client-server

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