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hoster

1 5.8
A company or person that provides space and tools for websites
  • noun
  • /ˈhoʊstər/
  • Jargon
translation icon : proveedor de alojamiento
  • The local hoster offers a variety of packages for clients needing web space and support.

Examples

  • ServePath, a six-year-old managed hoster out of San Francisco that Deloitte figures is one of the fastest-growing companies in America, has what it thinks is the very first Windows cloud in creation and is positioning it as "the first real alternative" to the mighty Amazon's EC2.

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  • Oron requests that the Court stay execution on its judgment until after Oron's post-judgment motions can be decided and after Oron has the opportunity to ask the Ninth Circuit to stay execution on the judgment," the file-hoster's lawyers wrote.

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  • The web hoster provides reliable services for businesses looking to create an online presence.

  • Many companies rely on a trusted hoster to manage their website's uptime and security.

Antonyms

client
  • Specialized
103 3.0

A computer or program on a network that asks a server for services

How Professional

cloud
  • Specialized
238 3.5
hoster
  • Jargon
1 5.8
host
762 2.1

Surface Forms

hoster singular
hosters plural

Morphology

hoster = host (transparent) = host + er

Standard agentive '-er' added to the verb 'host' yields 'one who hosts' (e.g., a hosting provider); meaning is directly derivable, though the form is somewhat jargon/colloquial in IT contexts.

Etymology

Hoster comes from host ('a person who receives guests') plus the ending -er ('one who'), so it simply means 'one who hosts'. The idea goes back to the old Latin word hospes ('guest' or 'host') seen in hostel and hospital, and that is why a web hoster gives space and support for websites.