For Host we have terms and definitions in 27 topics. The topics are Carpet, Computer Technology, Computer Virus, Dairy Production, Domain Names, E-Learning, Ecology, Entomological, Environment, Gardening, HIV and AIDs, Hard Drive Recovery, Horse Health, Information Security, Insect, Interactive Marketing, Internet, Linux, Red Hat, Networking, Nutrition, Pests, Photography, Physical Geography, RAID Drive Recovery, Science, Technology and Web.

Host (Carpet)

An organic material that harbors and provides nourishment for saprophytic or parasitic micro-organism.

Host (Computer Technology)

Computer offering other users (after login) access to its discs and memory. Also called Server.This is a generic term used to describe a computer or program that makes a resource available, usually over a network. For example a webhost, that is a "host" for webpages, so we all can see those pages.

Host (Computer Virus)

1. In a network environment, a computer that provides data and services to other computers. Services may include peripheral devices, such as printers, data storage, email, or World Wide Web access. 2. In a remote control environment, a computer to which remote users connect to access or exchange data.

Host (Dairy Production)

An organism that harbors and provides nourishment to a parasite.

Host (Domain Names)

In early ARPANET terminology, a computer that allows users to communicate with other host computers in a network. Individual users communicate by using programs such as e-mail, Telnet and FTP. More recently, this machine is called either a server or a client.

Host (E-Learning)

(noun) A computer connected to a network. (verb) To store and manage another company's technology and/or content on your own servers.

Host (Ecology)

One of the organisms in a parasitic relationship. A parasite grows on or inside the host. The host is not helped by the parasite, and is usually harmed. For example, Common Milkweed is a host plant of the Monarch butterfly. Monarch caterpillars eat milkweed as they grow.

Host (Entomological)

The organism in or on which a parasite lives; the plant on which an insect or other arthropod feeds.

Host (Environment)

1. In genetics, the organism, typically a bacterium, into which a gene from another organism is transplanted. 2. In medicine, an animal infected or parasitized by another organism.

Host (Gardening)

Any plant material that will support a parasite. Oak trees will host mistletoe that will create damage and oaks can also host Spanish moss that does no harm.

Host (HIV and AIDs)

An organism that supports the growth of a parasite or infectious organism.

Host (Hard Drive Recovery)

The computer that other computers and peripherals connect to. See also initiator.

Host (Horse Health)

The living organism in or on which a parasite resides.

Host (Information Security)

Any computer on a network that is a repository for services available to other computers on the network.

Host (Insect)

The organism in or on which a parasite lives; the plant on which an insect or other arthropod feeds.

Host (Interactive Marketing)

Any computer on a network that offers services or connectivity to other computers on the network. A host has an IP address associated with it.

Host (Internet)

A computer acting as an information or communications server.

Host (Linux, Red Hat)

A computer system that is connected to a network and communicates with other systems. Hosts are usually assigned unique addresses or names to distinguish one host from another.

Host (Networking)

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.

Host (Nutrition)

An organism in or on which another organism lives and from which the invading organism obtains nourishment.

Host (Pests)

An organism (animal or plant) fed upon by a parasite or parasitoid. When insects or nematodes feed upon plants they are considered parasites of those plants, and the plants are then referred to as host plants.

Host (Photography)

The computer that performs centralized functions in a network.

Host (Physical Geography)

Organism that develops disease from a pathogen or is being feed on by a parasite.

Host (RAID Drive Recovery)

The computer that other computers and peripherals connect to. See also initiator.

Host (Science)

On organism that provides nourishment and/or shelter for a parasite or pest

Host (Technology)

any computer that has full two-way access to other computers on the Internet; a computer with a Web server that serves the pages for one or more Web sites; a mainframe computer (which is now usually referred to as a "large server")

Host (Web)

Any computer on a network that provides services or information to other computers on the network. A host is also called a server.

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