These clients are referred to as thick or fat clients because they had a significant portion of the executable code in the client tier (see Figure 2).

这种客户端被称作“胖客户端”，因为这种结构将可执行代码的相当大一部分都放到了客户端一级(参见图2)。

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All end users, who use the infrastructure, are seen as part of the client tier (at this point we make no difference between Intranet and Internet applications).

所有最终用户(使用基础设施的人)都可以视为客户端层的一部分(此时我们并不区分内部网和外部网应用程序)。

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The presentation tier is the interface from the servers to the client, and is responsible for formatting the output so that it can be displayed on the client.

表示层是从服务器到客户机的接口，它负责控制输出的格式，让输出可以在客户机上显示。

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It would make more sense to try her out with a top-tier client first, along with a leader, to get her accustomed to that level of intensity.

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It appeared the client prospect was taken in by the fact that this senior executive could actually rattle off the names of these top-tier outlets and journalists.

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