distributed application

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Java

An application made up of distinct components running in separate runtime environments, usually on different platforms connected via a network. Typical distributed applications are two-tier (client-server), three-tier (client-middleware-server), and multitier (client-multiple middleware-multiple servers).

Sun Microsystems — Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) 1.4 Glossary

An application made up of distinct components running in separate runtime environments, usually on different platforms connected through a network. Typical distributed applications are two-tier (client/server), three-tier (client/middleware/server), and n-tier (client/multiple middleware/multiple servers).

Sun Microsystems — Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) Glossary

Technology

Telecommunications

A set of information processing resources distributed over one or more open systems which provides a well defined set of functionality to (human) users, to assist a given (office) task [ECMATR46].

ATIS — ATIS Telecom Glossary 2007