A host refers to a computer device (or server) that is linked with other devices connected within a network. The network hosts are assigned at least one network address configured manually by an administrator or automatically assigned by means of DHCP.
A network host commonly acts as a sever offering services, information resources, software applications, etc., to users or other hosts in the network. A host participating in networks that use an internet protocol suite has its unique IP address and is called an IP host. The IP host is responsible for storing data and transfer it to other machines or computers, called remote terminals.
