{"id":4381,"date":"2012-10-16T16:32:13","date_gmt":"2012-10-16T16:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/host\/"},"modified":"2012-12-19T14:39:07","modified_gmt":"2012-12-19T14:39:07","slug":"host","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/5290\/host","title":{"rendered":"Host"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_host_mean\">What Does Host Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A host is a type of Web server that stores, serves and manages websites and\/or Web-based applications and services. 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