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host
1. Biology
a. an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite
b. an animal, esp an embryo, into which tissue is experimentally grafted
2. Computing a computer connected to a network and providing facilities to other computers and their users
3. the owner or manager of an inn
Host
Christian Church the bread consecrated in the Eucharist
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
host
[hōst] (biology)
An organism on or in which a parasite lives.
The dominant partner of a symbiotic or commensal pair.
(chemistry)
A crystalline lattice or receptor molecule for the strong and selective binding of a cationic, anionic, or neutral organic, inorganic, or biological substance (guest) by means of electrostatic, hydrogen-bonding, van der Waals, or donor-acceptor interactions. Examples include clathrates, crown ethers, cryptands, cyclodextrins, calixarenes, cavitands, cyclophanes, and cryptophanes. Also known as host structure, host substance.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
host
(networking)A computer connected to a network.
The term node includes devices such as routers and printers which would not normally be called "hosts".
The term node includes devices such as routers and printers which would not normally be called "hosts".
host
(communications)A computer to which one connects using a
terminal emulator.
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