Host

A host is a person responsible for guests at an event or for providing hospitality during it.

Host may also refer to:

Places Host, Pennsylvania, a village in Berks County Host Island, in the Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica

People Jim Host (born 1937), American businessman Michel Host (1942–2021), French writer "Host", an author abbreviation in botany for Nicolaus Thomas Host

Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities Hosts (World of Darkness), fictional characters in game Werewolf: The Forsaken Hosts, alien invaders and overlords in the TV series Colony Avenging Host, a group of characters in Marvel Comics' Earth X series of comic books Rutan Host, fictional aliens from Doctor Who

Literature Host, the third novel in the Rogue Mage series by Faith Hunter Host, a 1993 book by Peter James Hosts (novel), a 2001 book written by American author F. Paul Wilson

Music H.O.S.T., an Azerbaijani hip-hop group Host (Critters Buggin album), 1996 Host (Paradise Lost album), 1999 Host (Cults album), 2020 "Host", a song from the b-side of the 1999 single "Cave" by Muse

Other art and media Host (film), a 2020 horror film directed by Rob Savage Hosts (film), a 2020 horror film directed by Adam Leader and Richard Oakes Host (painting), a 1996 painting by Ellen Gallagher

Computing and technology Host (network), a computer participating in a computer network hosts (file), mapping hostnames to IP addresses host (Unix), a command Hostname Internet hosting service Virtual host, hosting multiple domain names on a single server In hardware virtualization a host machine runs a virtual machine UOL HOST, a webhosting service

Groups or formations Cossack host, military formations of Eastern Europe Hueste, or host, a type of military force in the Iberian Peninsula and France during the Middle Ages Furious Host or the Wild Hunt, a European folk myth

Religion Heavenly host, an "army" of good angels in Heaven Lord of hosts, a common epithet of the God of the Old Testament Sacramental bread, called the host or hostia, used in Christian liturgy

Roles Host (radio), the presenter or announcer on a radio show Television presenter, the host or announcer on a television show Casino host Host, a paid male companion at a host club offering conversation and entertainment, primarily in East Asia Maître d'hôtel (Maître d') or head waiter of a restaurant or hotel Master of ceremonies Talk show host, a presenter of a TV or radio talk show

Science Host (biology), an organism harboring another organism or organisms on or in itself Host (psychology), personality as emphasized in treating dissociative identity disorder Host (astronomy), the interactions and analysis of a star-planet relationship

Bron en licentie