Host

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

A computer that is accessed by a user from a remote location.

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Any computer that has full two-way access to other computers on the Internet. Or a computer with a web server that serves the pages for one or more Web sites.

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an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite

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(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network

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a vast multitude

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archaic terms for army

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any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event

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the owner or manager of an inn

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a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there

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(medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor

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a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)

Classifications

Entity Type

System92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
bonifaceemceehordeinnkeeperlegionmaster of ceremoniesserver
plural
Hosts
possessive
Host's
pluralpossessive
Hosts'