Host Definition
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- (UK) IPA: /həʊst/, SAMPA: /h@Ust/
- Rhymes: -əʊst
- (US) IPA: /hoʊst/, SAMPA: /hoUst/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -oʊst
Etymology 1
From Old French hoste (French: hôte), from Middle Latin hospitem, accusative of hospes (“a host, also a sourjourner, visitor, gueat; hence, a foreigner, a stranger”), probably contr. of originally *hostipes < hostis (“a stranger”) + -pes. Used in English since 13th Century.
Noun
host (plural hosts)
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- A person who allows a guest, particularly into the host’s home.
- A good host is always considerate of the guest’s needs.
- A person or organization responsible for running an event.
- Our company is host of the annual conference this year.
- A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance.
- The host was terrible, but the acts themselves were good.
- (computing, Internet, Unix) Any computer attached to a network.
- (computing, networking) A computer or software component that provides services.
- This machine is the host of the name server.
- (biology) A cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite.
- Viruses depend on the host that they infect in order to be able to reproduce
- (evolutionism, genetics) An organism bearing certain genetic material.
- The so-called junk DNA provides no benefit to its host.
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Translations
person who allows a guest
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Verb
to host (third-person singular simple present hosts, present participle hosting, simple past and past participle hosted)
- To perform the role of a host.
- Our company will host the annual conference this year.
- I was terrible at hosting that show.
- I’ll be hosting tonight. I hope I’m not terrible.
- Kremvax hosts a variety of services.
- (computing, Internet) To run software made available to a remote user or process.
- 1987 May 7, Selden E. Ball, Jr., Re: Ethernet Terminal Concentrators, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, Usenet
- CMU/TEK TCP/IP software uses an excessive amount of cpu resources for terminal support both outbound, when accessing another system, and inbound, when the local system is hosting a session.
- 1987 May 7, Selden E. Ball, Jr., Re: Ethernet Terminal Concentrators, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, Usenet
Translations
perform the role of a host
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Etymology 2
From Old French host, from Middle Latin hostis (“foreign enemy”) (as opposed to inimicus (“personal enemy”)), cognate with etymology 1.
Noun
host (plural hosts)
- A multitude of people arrayed as an army; used also in religious senses, as: Heavenly host (of angels)
- 1843, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, book 3, ch. X, Plugson of Undershot
- Why, Plugson, even thy own host is all in mutiny: Cotton is conquered; but the ‘bare backs’ — are worse covered than ever!
- 2001, Carlos Parada, Hesione 2, Greek Mythology Link
- the invading host that had sailed from Hellas in more than one thousand ships was of an unprecedented size.
- 1843, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, book 3, ch. X, Plugson of Undershot
- A large number of items; a large inventory.
- A host of parts for my Model A.
Translations
multitude of people arrayed as an army
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Etymology 3
From Middle English also oist, ost, from Old French hoiste, from Latin hostia (“sacrificial victim”).
Noun
host (plural hosts)
- (Catholicism) The consecrated bread or wafer of the Eucharist.
Translations
consecrated bread- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.
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Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin hostis.
Noun
host
Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *gost.
Pronunciation
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Noun
host m.
Declension
declension of host| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | host | hostové, hosti |
| genitive | hosta | hostů |
| dative | hostovi, hostu | hostům |
| accusative | hosta | hosty |
| vocative | hoste | hostové, hosti |
| locative | hostovi, hostu | hostech |
| instrumental | hostem | hosty |
Related terms
Dutch
Etymology 1
From hossen.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /hɔst/
Verb
host
- Second-person singular indicative simple present form of hossen
- (archaic) Formal second-person singular indicative simple present form of hossen
- Third-person singular indicative simple present form of hossen
Etymology 2
From English.
Pronunciation
Like English, mostly IPA: /hoʊst/, SAMPA: /hoUst/.
Noun
host m. (plural hosts, diminutive hostje)
Derived terms
Norwegian
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Etymology 1
Related to hosta/hoste ("to cough").
Noun
host
Inflection
Inflection of host| indefinite singular | definite singular | indefinite plural | definite plural | |
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| Bokmål m | host | hosten | host | hostene |
| Bokmål n | host | hostet | host | hosta/hostene |
| Nynorsk n | host | hostet | host | hosta [hosti] |
Verb
host
Etymology 2
From English.
Noun
host m.
Inflection
Inflection of host| indefinite singular | definite singular | indefinite plural | definite plural | |
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| Bokmål m | host | hosten | hoster | hostene |
| Nynorsk m | host | hosten | hostar | hostane |
Synonyms
Old French
Etymology
From Latin hostis
Noun
host
- alternate spelling of oste
Descendants
- English host
- Middle English oost
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Look up host, hosts, or höst in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Host or hosts may refer to:- A person who provides hospitality
- Host or sacramental bread
- Host (biology), organism harboring another organism on or in itself
- Host (psychology), "personality" emphasized in treating dissociative identity disorder
- Host (radio), the presenter or announcer on a radio show
- Host, (sometimes hostess, in feminine form), the presenter for an event
- Host, headwaiter (Maître d' or Maître d'hôtel) of a restaurant or hotel
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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
- 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
- Virtual machine host, a computer within which another computer is emulated and hosted by virtualization
An army, group, or formation
- Cossack host, was the administrative subdivision of Cossacks in Imperial Russia based on their location. There were:
- Amur Cossack Host
- Astrakhan Cossack Host
- Don Cossack Host
- Kuban Cossack Host
- Orenburg Cossack Host
- Semiryechye Cossack Host
- Terek Cossack Host
- Transbaikal Cossack Host
- Ural Cossack Host
- Ussuri Cossack Host
- Danube Cossack Host, an Imperial Russian Cossack Host formed from descendants of the Zaporozhian Cossacks
- Zaporozhian Host, the Zaporozhian Cossacks who lived in Zaporizhia, in Central Ukraine
- Furious Host or the Wild Hunt, a European folk myth
- Heavenly host, an "army" of good angels in Heaven
- Lord of hosts, a common expression in the Old testament
Fictional military hosts
- The Hosts of Rebecca, a novel by Alexander Cordell about the Rebecca Riots
- Avenging Host, a group of characters in Marvel Comics Earth X series of comic books
- Rutan Host, fictional aliens from Doctor Who
- In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth, several armies are Armies and Hosts of Middle-earth warfare, referred to as hosts
- Hosts (World of Darkness), fictional characters in game Werewolf: The Forsaken
Titles of expressive works
- Host (album), a studio album recorded by British band Paradise Lost
- Hosts (novel), a book written by American author F. Paul Wilson
- Host, a 1993 book by Peter James (writer)
- Host, the third novel in the Rogue Mage series by Faith Hunter
Other
- Host station, railway stations in Melbourne, Australia with toilets etc.
See also
- Hosting, various meanings
- The Host (disambiguation)
- Hostess (disambiguation)
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