[alsow- h-] the act or business of serving as a website host (noun)
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Web hosting is the activity of providing storage space for a website that is connected to the Internet.
When you have a company that has space on servers and people buy space to store their websites so they can appear on the Internet, this is an example of web hosting.
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- Alternative spelling of web hosting.
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web hosting - Computer Definition
Making a website available on the Internet. A website contains pages of information stored in a Web server, which is a computer running Web server software connected to the Internet (see website and Web server). Most organizations use a cloud computing service or an Internet service provider (ISP) to host their websites. A company may require a dedicated Web server or multiple Web servers, while many small businesses share a single server with other customers. To put the equipment into perspective, up to 100 servers can fit in one rack that takes up four square feet of floor space in a datacenter (see blade server). See cloud computing, ISP and server virtualization. Host Your Own Site Some enterprises manage their own websites inhouse; however, they can also move their servers to a colocation center to avoid having to house, power and cool the equipment (see colocation). Customers with residential Internet access may try to run websites on their own Web servers, but ISPs often block Web server traffic to a non-business subscriber. However, over the years, the cost of Web hosting has dropped considerably, and people can have small websites hosted for a few dollars per month. See DDNS relay. Personal Websites ISPs may host a personal website with a page limit at no additional cost above the monthly fee for Internet access. In such cases, the individual's name is subordinate to the ISP's domain name; for example, www.friendlyISP.com/john_doe. In order to show a professional face to the world, individuals can register a unique domain name and have their site hosted under that name; for example, www.john_doe.com (see how to register a domain name).
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Sentence Examples
- Depending on your web-hosting plan, you may not always have access to that area, so you would need to verify this before choosing to use a stand-alone counter for its added configurability and functionality.
- In addition to web design, the company also offers web-hosting services that include email accounts, domain names and more.