Localhost

Localhost

In computer networking, localhost (meaning this computer) is the standard hostname given to the address of the loopback network interface. Simply put, when a user sends data to localhost, they will receive their own data. This mechanism is useful for programmers to test their software during development. The name is also a reserved top-level domain name (cf. .localhost), set aside to avoid confusion with the narrower definition as a hostname.

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