"localhost" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: localhost
Etymology: : localhost < local + host
  1. το όνομα που χρησιμοποιεί ένας υπολογιστής σε δικτυακή επικοινωνία με τον εαυτό του, αντί να χρησιμοποιήσει το hostname που του έχει δοθεί
    Sense id: el-localhost-en-noun-NZ3NxEME Categories (other): Δίκτυο υπολογιστών (αγγλικά)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: loopback address
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        "το όνομα που χρησιμοποιεί ένας υπολογιστής σε δικτυακή επικοινωνία με τον εαυτό του, αντί να χρησιμοποιήσει το hostname που του έχει δοθεί"
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  "word": "localhost"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "localhost"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "το όνομα που χρησιμοποιεί ένας υπολογιστής σε δικτυακή επικοινωνία με τον εαυτό του, αντί να χρησιμοποιήσει το hostname που του έχει δοθεί"
      ],
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    {
      "word": "loopback address"
    }
  ],
  "word": "localhost"
}

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