Host

English (en)

Host
A host is any hardware device that 
has the capability of permitting 
access to a network via a user 
interface, specialised software, 
network address, protocol stack, or 
any other means. A host is any 
computer connected to a network. It 
can provide information, applications 
or services to other hosts or nodes 
on the network.

Other languages: Hausa, Igbo

Related terms
Hostname

Yorùbá (yo)

  • Apínṣẹ́ká 

Decomposition: Ẹ̀rọ tí ó ń pín iṣẹ́ káàkiri orí ìtakùn kan - any device that works as a server to provide information, application to other nodes (computers) on a network. Since a host is also a server then both can be referred to as 'apínṣẹ́ká.'

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