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{{Wiktionary|host|höst|høst|hosť}}
A '''host''' is a person responsible for guests at an event or for providing [[hospitality]] during it.

'''Host''' may also refer to:
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== Places ==
*[[Host, Pennsylvania]], a village in Berks County
* [[Host Island]], in the Wilhelm Archipelago, Antarctica

==People==
*[[Jim Host]] (born 1937), American businessman
*[[Michel Host]] (1942–2021), French writer
*"Host", an author abbreviation in botany for [[Nicolaus Thomas Host]]

==Arts, entertainment, and media==
===Fictional entities===
*[[Hosts (World of Darkness)|Hosts (''World of Darkness'')]], fictional characters in game ''Werewolf: The Forsaken''
*Hosts, alien invaders and overlords in the TV series ''[[Colony (TV series)|Colony]]''
*[[Avenging Host]], a group of characters in Marvel Comics' ''Earth X'' series of comic books
*[[Rutan Host]], fictional aliens from ''Doctor Who''

===Film===
* [[Host (film)|''Host'' (film)]], a 2020 horror film directed by Rob Savage

===Literature===
*''Host'', the third novel in the [[Rogue Mage series]] by Faith Hunter
*''Host'', a 1993 book by [[Peter James (writer)|Peter James]]
*[[Hosts (novel)|''Hosts'' (novel)]], a 2001 book written by American author F. Paul Wilson

===Music===
*[[H.O.S.T.]], an influential hip-hop group in [[Azerbaijan]]
*[[Host (Critters Buggin album)|''Host'' (Critters Buggin album)]], 1996
*[[Host (Paradise Lost album)|''Host'' (Paradise Lost album)]], 1999
*[[Host (Cults album)|''Host'' (Cults album)]], 2020
*"Host", a song from the b-side of the 1999 single "[[Cave (Muse song)#Track listings|Cave]]" by Muse

== Computing and technology ==
*[[Host (network)]], a computer participating in a computer network
**[[hosts (file)]], mapping hostnames to IP addresses
**[[host (Unix)]], a command
**[[Internet hosting service]]
**[[Virtual host]], hosting multiple domain names on a single server
*In [[hardware virtualization]] a host machine runs a virtual machine
* [[UOL HOST]], a webhosting service

== Groups or formations ==
*[[Cossack host]], military formations of Eastern Europe
*[[Hueste]], or host, a type of military force in the Iberian Peninsula and France during the Middle Ages
*Furious Host or the [[Wild Hunt]], a European folk myth

==Religion==
*[[Heavenly host]], an "army" of good angels in Heaven
*[[Lord of hosts]], a common epithet of the God of the Old Testament
*[[Sacramental bread]], called the host or ''hostia'', used in Christian liturgy

==Roles==
*[[Host (radio)]], the presenter or announcer on a radio show
*[[Television presenter]], the host or announcer on a television show
*[[Casino host]]
*Host, a paid male companion at a [[host club]] offering conversation and entertainment, primarily in East Asia
*[[Maître d'hôtel]] (Maître d') or head waiter of a restaurant or hotel
*[[Master of ceremonies]]
*[[Talk show host]], a presenter of a TV or radio talk show

==Science==
*[[Host (biology)]], an organism harboring another organism or organisms on or in itself
*[[Host (psychology)]], personality as emphasized in treating dissociative identity disorder
*[[Planet-hosting stars|Host (astronomy)]], the interactions and analysis of a star-planet relationship

== See also ==
*[[Hostess (disambiguation)]]
*[[Hosting (disambiguation)]]
*[[The Host (disambiguation)]]

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