host
The
server on which a
Web site is stored.Hosting companies store Web sites of their customers on powerful Web servers (with fast, permanent connections to the
Internet ).
A computer acting as an information or communications server.
Any computer on a network that is a repository for services available to other computers on the network. It is quite common to have one host machine provide several services, such as WWW and USENET.
A computer that allows users to communicate with other host computers on a network. Individual users communicate by using application programs, such as electronic mail, Telnet and FTP. [Source: NNSC]
You usually connect to a host computer whenever you use the internet.Host address is the address of a host computer on the Internet.Hosts allow users on client machines to connect and share files or transfer information.
