Host - in Computing

In Computing

• Host (network), a computer connected to the Internet or another IP-based network
  • Hosts file, a computer file to be used to store information on where to find an internet host on a computer network
  • host (Unix), a command-line Unix command
  • Internet hosting service, a service that runs Internet servers allowing organizations and individuals to serve content to the Internet
  • Virtual host, allowing several DNS names to share the same IP address
• Cross compiler host
• Terminal host, a multi-user computer or software providing services to computer terminals, or a computer that provides services to smaller or less capable devices
• Host machine, a computer that has a virtual machine running on it
• Web host, a computer or group of computers that make a website available to the world
• Homeland Open Security Technology (HOST), a project to promote the creation and use of open security and open-source software in the United States government and military