What Is Client in Java

The term client refers to any entity that requests a service from another entity. The client does not bother about how the entity providing the service actually provides the service – the client is happy as long as the service is available and fulfills its use case.

What is a server in Java?

A Java EE server is a server application that the implements the Java EE platform APIs and provides the standard Java EE services. Java EE servers are sometimes called application servers, because they allow you to serve application data to clients, much like web servers serve web pages to web browsers.

How do I connect to a Java server?

1. Create a server socket and bind it to a specific port number.
2. Listen for a connection from the client and accept it. …
3. Read data from the client via an InputStream obtained from the client socket.
4. Send data to the client via the client socket’s OutputStream.
5. Close the connection with the client.