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host

In biology, an organism that is parasitized by another. In commensalism, the partner that does not benefit may also be called the host.

host

Large computer that supports a number of smaller computers or terminals that are connected to it via a network. Hosts may be mainframe computers that service large number of terminals or green screens, or, for example, Internet hosts that serve Web pages and files to personal computers attached via the Internet.



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American Airlines chose ARINC's Web-based OpCenter to serve as a backup to its flight operations host computer, a move the carrier said will allow it to maintain its full flight schedule without interruption if its host system shuts down.
Company Watch - American Airlines by Airguide Online
The information available to the control system depends on the connection of the dryer to the SPI communication port on the controls linking it to the host computer system.
To catch trouble early, put your dryers on the 'net' by Crawford, Bob / Plastics Technology
The one-to-one relationship between host computer and storage device made this type of attachment simple to install and manage, with the file system storage component talking directly to the storage device (see Figure 2).
OSD: the future of storage: object-based storage device (OSD) ... by Samarra, Kenneth / Information Management Journal
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