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A local file stored on the computer that is used to translate
domain
names and/or NetBIOS names into an
IP addresses. For example, in the
below example, the name translates into the address 204.228.150.3
into the Computer Hope domain.
When looking up an IP address, the computer will first look at the
hosts file to resolve the name; if the name is not found in the
local hosts file, it will attempt to resolve the name through the Domain
Name Service (DNS), and if also not found
in any of the available Domain Name Services, the lookup will
fail.
Example:
204.228.150.3
computerhope.com
Microsoft
Windows users should also see our
lmhost dictionary definition for
additional information about configuring the Windows lmhost file.
Also see: DNS, Lmhost,
Local host, Network definitions
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