User`s guide

Glossary
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Client
Client is part of the client/server model used in distributed
computing. A client is a computer system that requests
services from a server computer system, such as I/O
application requests, and networking requests.
Controller
Controller is a computer used to communicate with a remote
device such as an instrument. In the communications
between the controller and the device, the controller is in
charge and controls the flow of communication. The
controller does the addressing and/or other bus
management, and acts as the remote I/O client to the
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Device
Device is a unit that receives commands from a controller.
Typically a device is an instrument but could also be a
computer acting in a non- controller role, or another
peripheral such as a printer or a plotter.