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Line 17: In addition, [[mainframe]]s are still being used for some mission-critical applications, such as payroll, or for processing day-to-day account transactions in banks. These mainframes will typically be accessed either using [[terminal emulator]]s (real terminal devices are not used much any more) or via modern front-ends such as [[web application]]s - or (in the case of automated access) [[Communications protocol\|protocols]] such as [[web service]]s protocols. == Hybrid client model == Some organisations use a '''hybrid client''' model halfway between centralized computing and conventional desktop computing, in which some applications (such as [[web browser]]s) are run locally, while other applications (such as critical business systems) are run on the [[terminal server]]. ~~This is known as the [[hybrid client]] model, and one~~One way to implement itthis is simply by running [[remote desktop]] client software on a standard [[desktop computer]]. [[Category:Centralized computing\| ]]

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