Host

Host [ hoʊst ] (English "Wirt", "host") stands for:

• a computer that makes databases available on the Internet, see host (database provider )
• a computer that provides services in a computer network, see host computer
• a device with an IP address in internet protocol jargon
• male form of hostess
• a presenter of radio or television programs
• The Host (film) , South Korean film
• Souls (Stephenie Meyer) (Original title: The Host ), a science fiction novel by Stephenie Meyer
• Host (album) , an album by Paradise Lost
• the University of Stralsund (HOST)

geographical terms:

• Host (island) , a Croatian island off Vis , named after Sir William Hoste
• Host Island , island in the Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica

Host is the family name of:

• Johann von Host (1803–1873), Austrian field marshal lieutenant
• Matthäus Host (1509–1587), German Graecist and university professor
• Michel Host (born 1942), French writer
• Nicolaus Thomas Host (1761–1834), Austrian botanist

See also:

• Hoste
• hosts file (network configuration, same origin)
• Høst - a personal name
• Host - same meaning

Wiktionary: Host  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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