A computer that acts as a source of information or signals. The host computer provides services, such as news, mail, or data, to computers that connect to it. The term can refer to almost any kind of computer, from a centralized mainframe that is a host to its terminals, to a server that is host to its clients, to a desktop PC that is host to its devices, such as printers and scanners.
— Computer ScienceA physical computer that is running virtualization software, such as Hyper-V, on which virtual machines can be deployed.
— Computer ScienceIn the .NET Framework add-in programming model, a host application assembly that communicates with an add-in over the communication pipeline.
— Computer ScienceAny device on a TCP/IP network that has an Internet Protocol (IP) address. Examples of hosts include servers, workstations, network-interface print devices, and routers. Sometimes used to refer to a specific network computer that is running a service used by network or remote clients., For Network Load Balancing, a cluster consists of multiple hosts connected over a local area network (LAN).
— Computer ScienceA UI element, such as a window or control, that contains other UI elements. A host performs UI automation services on behalf of the hosted elements.
— Computer ScienceThe ISP’s computer complex. The host process members’ requests and keeps track of members’ online experience.
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