Difference between revisions of "Host"

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==Client host==
 
==Client host==
However, any computer connected to the Internet may be considered a host. A home computer that is running an application, called a [[client]], that accesses services on a remote computer is also a host. This could for example be a personal computer running a [[web browser]] to access [[web server]]s on the Internet.
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However, any computer connected to the Internet may be considered a host. A home computer is running an application, called a [[client]], that accesses services on a remote computer is also a host. This could for example be a personal computer running a [[web browser]] to access [[web server]]s on the Internet.
  
 
==IP address==
 
==IP address==

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