tierIn general, a tier (pronounced TEE-er ; from the medieval French tire meaning rank, as in a line of soldiers) is a row or layer in a series of similarly arranged objects. In computer programming, the parts of a program can be distributed among several tiers, each located in a different computer in a network. Such a program is said to be tiered , multitier , or multitiered . The 3-tier application model is probably the most common way of organizing a program in a network. N-tier applications (programs) are those that are tiered but the number of tiers isn't specified or may vary.
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| This word suggested by: Philip Lafeber and Yesim Yagci | | Last updated on:
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Is a charge-coupled device another name for a fax machine -- or is it a light-sensitive microchip?
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