"webhost" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: webhosts [plural]
Etymology: From web + host. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|web|host}} web + host Head templates: {{en-noun}} webhost (plural webhosts)
  1. An Internet hosting service that hosts websites for clients. Related terms: web hosting
    Sense id: en-webhost-en-noun-8H5~KYf- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for webhost meaning in English (1.9kB)

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          "ref": "2007, Mike Pywell, Bill Hilton, Working for Yourself, Which?, page 142",
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          "ref": "2008, Kimberly Spinks Burleson, Robyn Collins, quoting Chris Faulkner, Prepare to Be a Teen Millionaire, Deerfield Beach, Fla.: Health Communications, Inc., page 187",
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