A thin client – the opposite of a fat client – is a term in network administration that refers to a client that’s part of a client/server network. More specifically, it’s a client that occupies very little memory disk storage space and leaves most of the processing that needs to happen to the server. This means that the client is fast and effective, and not bogged down by unnecessary functions that slow things down. It also has less of an impact on the user’s system, as difficult tasks are handled by the server.
