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{ "etymology_text": ": localhost < local + host", "forms": [ { "form": "localhost" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "noun", "senses": [ { "categories": [ { "kind": "other", "name": "Δίκτυο υπολογιστών (αγγλικά)", "parents": [], "source": "w" } ], "glosses": [ "το όνομα που χρησιμοποιεί ένας υπολογιστής σε δικτυακή επικοινωνία με τον εαυτό του, αντί να χρησιμοποιήσει το hostname που του έχει δοθεί" ], "id": "el-localhost-en-noun-NZ3NxEME", "raw_tags": [ "δίκτυο υπολογιστών" ] } ], "synonyms": [ { "word": "loopback address" } ], "word": "localhost" }
{ "etymology_text": ": localhost < local + host", "forms": [ { "form": "localhost" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "noun", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "Δίκτυο υπολογιστών (αγγλικά)" ], "glosses": [ "το όνομα που χρησιμοποιεί ένας υπολογιστής σε δικτυακή επικοινωνία με τον εαυτό του, αντί να χρησιμοποιήσει το hostname που του έχει δοθεί" ], "raw_tags": [ "δίκτυο υπολογιστών" ] } ], "synonyms": [ { "word": "loopback address" } ], "word": "localhost" }
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