> [!ClientRead] > <table><tr><td rowspan="4" width="25%"><img src="assets/wl_client_clientread.png"></td><td><b>Wait Category</b></td><td>Client</td></tr><tr><td><b>Mechanism</b></td><td><code>SecureRead</code></td></tr><tr><td><b>Operations</b></td><td><a href="Operations/Other/FunctionScan">FunctionScan</a></td></tr><tr><td><b>Resources</b></td><td><a href="Resources/Network">Network</a>, <a href="Resources/CPU">CPU</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">A backend process is idle and waiting for the client application to transmit the next protocol message or data chunk. In synchronous communication, the backend remains in this state until it receives a new query or an acknowledgment of previous results.</td></tr></table>