HOST

Meaning of HOST in English

This is a computer that acts as a server for other computers on the network. It can be a web server, an e-mail server, an FTP server, etc. For instance, a web host is what provides the content of web pages to the computers that access it. It is also known as the mother computer. Well, not really, I just made that up.

English glossary of computer and Internet terms. Английский глоссарий компьютерных и Интернет терминов. 2012

HOST — I. ˈhōst noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ost, oost, host, hoost, from Old French ost, host, from Late …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOST — host 1 — hostless , adj. — hostship , n. /hohst/ , n. 1. a person who receives or entertains …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOST — I. ˈhōst noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ost, from Late Latin hostis, from Latin, stranger, enemy — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOST — vt to give entertainment to. 2. host ·noun any great number or multitude; a throng. 3. host ·noun an army; …
Webster English vocab
HOST — [host] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. LL hostis, fr. L, stranger, enemy--more at guest] (14c) 1: army 2: a very …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOST — / həʊst; NAmE hoʊst/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a person who invites guests to a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOST — I. host 1 W3 /həʊst $ hoʊst/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1-3, 6: Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOST — n. & v. --n. 1 a person who receives or entertains another as a guest. 2 the landlord of an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOST — n. & v. n. 1 a person who receives or entertains another as a guest. 2 the landlord of an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOST — n. 1 (usu. foll. by of) a large number of people or things. 2 archaic an army. 3 (in full …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOST — 1. n.1 (usu. foll. by of) a large number of people or things. 2 archaic an army. 3 (in full …
Oxford English vocab
HOST — ( hosts, hosting, hosted) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The host …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOST
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOST — I. noun 1 person who receives and entertains visitors ADJECTIVE ▪ charming ( esp. BrE ), generous , genial , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HOST — n. 1 hostess, innkeeper, hotelier, hotel-keeper, hotelman, landlord or landlady, manager or manageress, proprietor or proprietress, Brit publican As host, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HOST — I сущ. 1) толпа; масса, куча; совокупность (of) Syn : throng 1., multitude, great number 2) арх., поэт. воинство, войско; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOST — host.ogg _I 1. həʋst n 1. хозяин ( по отношению к гостю ) host country - дип. принимающая страна to …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HOST — 1) главная ЭВМ 2) организм-хозяин • - application host - differential host - nonpermissive host - permissive host - virtual …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
HOST — 1) главная ЭВМ 2) организм-хозяин • - application host - differential host - nonpermissive host - permissive host - virtual host
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
HOST — _I 1. həʋst n 1. хозяин ( по отношению к гостю ) host country - дип. принимающая страна to act …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HOST — I həust сущ. 1) толпа; масса, куча; совокупность host of ideas / possibilities — масса идей / возможностей Syn: throng …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HOST — I [І†Ќ©«] host.wav сущ. 1) толпа; масса, куча; совокупность host of ideas / possibilities — масса идей / возможностей Syn: throng 1., multitude, great number 2) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HOST — главная ЭВМ; центральная ЭВМ - cell host - host of components - PC host - stores host - system host …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
HOST — главная ЭВМ; центральная ЭВМ - cell host - host of components - PC host - stores host - system host - very distant host
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства
HOST — 1) хозяин (паразита); носитель (напр. вируса) 2) реципиент • - accessory host - accidental host - alternate host - bridging host - definitive host - final host - initial …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
HOST — 1) хозяин ( паразита ) ; носитель ( напр. вируса ) 2) реципиент • - accessory host - accidental host …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
HOST — _I _n. 1> множество; толпа; сонм 2> _уст. войско, воинство; the hosts of heaven а> небесные светила; б> ангелы, силы …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HOST — I n. 1. множество; толпа; сонм 2. уст. войско, воинство; the hosts of heaven а. небесные светила; б. ангелы, силы …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HOST — 1) главная вычислительная машина || решать задачу на главной вычислительной машине 2) возлагать функции ведущего узла на какой-либо элемент (многомашинной системы) 3) …
Англо-Русский словарь по вычислительной технике и программированию
HOST — _I həust _n. 1> множество; толпа; сонм 2> _уст. войско, воинство; the hosts of heaven а> небесные светила; б> ангелы, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
HOST — I сущ. 1) толпа; масса, куча; совокупность (of) Syn : throng 1., multitude, great number 2) арх., поэт. воинство, войско; …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOST — hósped; (large company) turbe, armé, grand númere; (eccl.) hostie
English interlingue dictionary
HOST — tigabiabi
English-Visayan vocabulary
HOST — I. noun see: guest Date: 14th century army , a very large number ; multitude , II. intransitive verb Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HOST — (n.) Any animal or plant affording lodgment or subsistence to a parasitic or commensal organism. Thus a tree is a …
Английский словарь Webster
HOST — (v. i.) To lodge at an inn; to take up entertainment.
Английский словарь Webster
HOST — (v. t.) To give entertainment to.
Английский словарь Webster
HOST — (n.) One who receives or entertains another, whether gratuitously or for compensation; one from whom another receives food, lodging, or …
Английский словарь Webster
HOST — (n.) Any great number or multitude; a throng.
Английский словарь Webster
HOST — (n.) An army; a number of men gathered for war.
Английский словарь Webster
HOST — (n.) The consecrated wafer, believed to be the body of Christ, which in the Mass is offered as a sacrifice; …
Английский словарь Webster
HOST — ( v. t. ) To give entertainment to.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOST — ( v. i. ) To lodge at an inn; to take up entertainment.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOST — ( n. ) The consecrated wafer, believed to be the body of Christ, which in the Mass is offered as …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOST — ( n. ) One who receives or entertains another, whether gratuitously or for compensation; one from whom another receives food, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOST — ( n. ) Any great number or multitude; a throng.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOST — ( n. ) An army; a number of men gathered for war.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HOST — /hohst/ , n. Eccles. the bread or wafer consecrated in the celebration of the Eucharist. [ 1275-1325; ME hoste hostia …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOST — v. act as master of ceremonies; receive guests into one's home; throw a party
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HOST — n. one who receives guests; living creature on which a parasite lives; large number, multitude (of people or things); computer …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HOST — n. consecrated bread used during Communion (Christianity)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HOST — n. definitive host graft versus host disease intermediate host
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HOST — n. Function: noun Usage: often cap Etymology: Middle English hoste, oste, from Anglo-French oste, oiste, from Late Latin & Latin; …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HOST — n. Function: transitive verb Date: 15th century 1 : to serve as host to, at, or for < host friends> …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HOST — n. Function: noun Etymology: Middle English hoste host, guest, from Anglo-French, from Latin hospit-, hospes, probably from hostis Date: 14th …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HOST — n. Function: intransitive verb Date: 15th century : to assemble in a host usually for a hostile purpose
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HOST — n. Pronunciation: ' h ō st Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ost, from Late Latin hostis, from Latin, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HOST — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 a person who receives or entertains other people as guests. ↘the presenter of a television …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HOST — host, Host BrE AmE həʊst AmE hoʊst ▷ hosted ˈhəʊst ɪd -əd AmE ˈhoʊst əd ▷ hosting ˈhəʊst ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HOST — n. the bread consecrated in the Eucharist. [ME f. OF (h)oiste f. L hostia victim]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOST — n. 1 (usu. foll. by of) a large number of people or things. 2 archaic an army. 3 (in full …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOST — n. the bread consecrated in the Eucharist. [ ME f. OF (h)oiste f. L hostia victim ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOST — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The ~ at …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HOST — (ANIMAL) [noun] [C] [specialized] - a plant or animal that another plant or animal lives on as a parasite
Cambridge English vocab

English Glossary of Computer and Internet Terms

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