host

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Related terms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Translations 1.2.3 See also 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Noun 1.4.1.1 Translations 2 Catalan 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 3 Czech 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun 4 Dutch 4.1 Etymology 1 4.1.1 Pronunciation 4.1.2 Verb 4.2 Etymology 2 4.2.1 Pronunciation 4.2.2 Noun 4.2.2.1 Derived terms 5 Norwegian 5.1 Etymology 1 5.1.1 Noun 5.1.2 Verb 5.2 Etymology 2 5.2.1 Noun 5.2.1.1 Synonyms

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /həʊst/, SAMPA: /h@Ust/

  Rhymes: -əʊst

• (US) IPA: /hoʊst/, SAMPA: /hoUst/

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  Rhymes: -oʊst

[edit] 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 orig. *hostipes < hostis (“‘a stranger’”) + -pes. Used in English since 13th Century.

[edit] Noun

host (plural hosts)

1. A person who allows a guest, particularly into the host’s home.

   A good host is always considerate of the guest’s needs.

2. A person or organization responsible for running an event.

   Our company is host of the annual conference this year.

3. A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance.

   The host was terrible, but the acts themselves were good.

4. (computing, Internet, Unix) Any computer attached to a network.
5. (computing, networking) A computer or software component that provides services.

   This machine is the host of the name server.

6. (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

7. (evolutionism, genetics) An organism bearing certain genetic material.

   The so-called junk DNA provides no benefit to its host.

[edit] Related terms

• hostess
• hostel
• hotel
• hostname
• hospitable
• hospital
• hospitality

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[edit] Verb

to host (third-person singular simple present hosts, present participle hosting, simple past and past participle hosted)

1. 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.

2. (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.

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[edit] See also

• guest
• event
• master of ceremonies

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old French host, from Middle Latin hostis (“‘foreign enemy’”) (as opposed to inimicus (“‘personal enemy’”)), cognate with etymology 1.

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host (plural hosts)

1. A multitude of people arrayed as an army; used also in religious senses, as: Heavenly host (of angels)
   • 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.

2. A large number of items; a large inventory.

   A host of parts for my Model A!

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[edit] Etymology 3

From Middle English also oist, ost, from Old French hoiste, from Latin hostia (“‘sacrificial victim’”).

[edit] Noun

host (plural hosts)

1. (Catholicism) The consecrated bread or wafer of the Eucharist.

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[edit] Catalan

[edit] Etymology

From Latin hostis.

[edit] Noun

host

1. army

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[edit] Czech

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Common Slavic *gost.

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[edit] Noun

host m.

1. guest

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology 1

From hossen.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /hɔst/

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host

1. Second-person singular indicative simple present form of hossen.
2. (archaic) Formal second-person singular indicative simple present form of hossen.
3. Third-person singular indicative simple present form of hossen.

[edit] Etymology 2

From English.

[edit] Pronunciation

Like English, mostly IPA: /hoʊst/, SAMPA: /hoUst/.

[edit] Noun

host m. (plural hosts, diminutive hostje)

1. (computing) host

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• hosten

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Etymology 1

Related to hoste (“‘to cough’”).

[edit] Noun

host m. (definite singular hosten; indefinite plural hoster; definite plural hostene)
host n. (definite singular hostet; indefinite plural host; definite plural hosta/hostene)

1. A single cough expulsion.

[edit] Verb

host

1. Imperative of hoste.

[edit] Etymology 2

From English.

[edit] Noun

host m. (definite singular hosten; indefinite plural hoster; definite plural hostene)

1. (computing) host

[edit] Synonyms

• vertsmaskin