Host

  • 51host — Indo European *ghostis denoted ‘stranger’. From it were descended Germanic *gastiz (source of English guest), Greek xénos ‘guest, stranger’ (source of English xenon and xenophobia), and Latin hostis ‘stranger, enemy’. This original meaning is… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 52host — Indo European *ghostis denoted ‘stranger’. From it were descended Germanic *gastiz (source of English guest), Greek xénos ‘guest, stranger’ (source of English xenon and xenophobia), and Latin hostis ‘stranger, enemy’. This original meaning is… …

    Word origins

  • 53host — 1. n. 1 (usu. foll. by of) a large number of people or things. 2 archaic an army. 3 (in full heavenly host) Bibl. a the sun, moon, and stars. b the angels. Phrases and idioms: host (or hosts) of heaven = sense 3 of n. is a host in himself can do… …

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  • 54Host — 1. n. 1 (usu. foll. by of) a large number of people or things. 2 archaic an army. 3 (in full heavenly host) Bibl. a the sun, moon, and stars. b the angels. Phrases and idioms: host (or hosts) of heaven = sense 3 of n. is a host in himself can do… …

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  • 55HOST ID — L HOST ID est la partie restante de @ IP, située à droite du NET ID, qui désigne une machine sur le réseau. Si tous les bits de l HOST ID sont à zéro, l adresse désigne le réseau lui même. Si tous les bits sont à 1, il s agit de l adresse de… …

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  • 56host — 1. noun /həʊst,hoʊst/ a) A person who allows a guest, particularly into the host’s home. A good host is always considerate of the guest’s needs. b) A person or organization responsible for running an event. Our company is host of the annual… …

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  • 57host — host1 noun 1》 a person who receives or entertains other people as guests.     ↘the presenter of a television or radio programme. 2》 Biology an animal or plant on or in which a parasite or commensal organism lives. 3》 the recipient of transplanted …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 58host — I 1. noun 1) the host greeted the guests Syn: party giver, hostess, entertainer Ant: guest 2) the host of a TV series Syn: presenter, anchor, anchorman, anchorwoman …

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  • 59host*/ — [həʊst] noun [C] I 1) someone who invites people to a meal or a party, or to stay for a short time in their home They had brought a present for their hosts.[/ex] 2) someone who introduces and talks to the people taking part in a television or… …

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  • 60Host — El término host en informática o computación hace referencia a cualquier máquina conectada a una red de ordenadores, un nodo con nombre de dominio. Host puede referirse a significados más específicos: ● A un servidor de Internet. ● Por extensión …

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