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===The zero client===

The zero or ultra-thin client initializes the network to gather required configuration files that then tell it where its OS binaries are stored.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brianmadden.com/blogs/brianmadden/archive/2010/05/19/wyse-unveils-a-new-extensible-zero-client-platform-how-quot-zero-quot-is-this-and-how-will-it-help-citrix-here-s-our-full-analysis.aspx|last=Madden, B. (May 19, 2012) |title = Wyse hopes to shake up the thin client industry with a new zero client platform. Will it work?|date=2010-05-19 |accessdate=2012-05-27}}</ref> The entire zero client device runs via the network. This creates a single point of failure, in that, if the network goes down, the device is rendered useless.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.assurx.com/pdf/ZeroClient.pdf |last=Segal, I. | title = "When Is Zero Client Not Zero Client?", SysGen, Inc |access-date=2012-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030403135932/http://assurx.com/pdf/ZeroClient.pdf |archive-date=2003-04-03 |dead-url=yes }}</ref>

==Cloud storage==