A host is “[a] computer or device that is attached to the Internet.”[1] A host computer will provides resources or services to other computers on the same network for a fee. One host machine may provide several services, such as SMTP (e-mail) and HTTP (Web).
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- ↑ Intermatic, Inc. v. Toeppen, 947 F. Supp. 1227, 1230, 40 U.S.P.Q.2d (BNA) 1412 (N.D. Ill. 1996)(full-text).