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🦠 Without a host 💻 No central server
hostless

hostless

6.8
Not needing a central server to work
  • adjective
  • /ˈhoʊstləs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : independiente
  • The new hostless platform allows users to connect directly without a central server.

Examples

  • Many modern applications are designed to be hostless for greater flexibility and security.

  • A hostless network can reduce costs by eliminating the need for dedicated infrastructure.

  • The hostless system allows users to operate independently.

  • Many developers prefer hostless applications for their flexibility.

  • The new hostless platform allows users to connect directly without a central server.

  • Many modern applications are designed to be hostless for greater flexibility and security.

  • A hostless network can reduce costs by eliminating the need for dedicated infrastructure.

Synonyms

stand-alone
vshostless
  • Specialized
12 4.9

Able to work by itself without other equipment

focuses on systems that run without a central server or controller
standalone
vshostless
12 4.4

Can work without being connected to other things

is specific to systems that run without a central server or controller
masterless
vshostless
  • Specialized
7.4

A computer system with no single main server so every computer can accept data changes

focuses on running without a central server or controller rather than network structure

Surface Forms

hostless positive

Morphology

hostless = host (transparent) = host + less

Built regularly from 'host' + '-less'; the technical sense 'not requiring a host' is an expected extension of 'without a host'.

Etymology

Hostless comes from host and -less, and in computing a host is like a central place or server that holds services. A helpful way to remember the tech sense is that hostless means 'without that central host', so a hostless system works without a central server.