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En langage général, '''hôte''' est un terme [[polysémique]] désignant une [[personne]] qui reçoit des [[invité]]s ou à l'inverse qui est l'invité de quelqu'un.
On parle également d'hôte pour désigner une [[organisation]], un [[animal]], une [[cellule (biologie)|cellule]], un [[ordinateur hôte|ordinateur]] ou quelque chose de similaire qui reçoit des [[invité]]s ou des [[intrus]] :
* En [[biologie]], un organisme [[hôte (biologie)|hôte]] héberge un [[parasite (biologie)|parasite]], un partenaire mutuel, ou un partenaire commensal<!--, typically providing nourishment and shelter. A host can also refer to a cell infected by a [[virus]] See [[host (biology)]] for detail and also [[symbiosis]]-->
<!--* In [[psychology]] and mental health, a '''host''' represents the most important (to therapeutic goals) mental entity in someone who has [[Dissociative Identity Disorder]] (DID, formerly known as [[Multiple Personality Disorder]] or MPD). See [[host (psychology)]]
* In [[Japan]], a '''host''' or '''hostess''' provides [[escort service|escort services]] services for paying customers, usually in [[Host club (Japan)|host clubs]]. These services may or may not be of sexual nature.
* A [[web hosting|web host]] is a company or individual who offers web space and sometimes a domain name, in exchange for services and/or money
* A [[bastion host]] is a machine that serves to control access between a private network and a public one (such as the Internet)
*In [[Roman Catholicism]], the '''host''' names the [[transubstantiation |transubstantiate]]d bread in the [[Eucharist]]. See also [[viaticum]]
*In [[host-guest chemistry]] a '''host''' molecule, such as a [[receptor]], can receive a guest, such as a ligand-->
== Patronyme ==
*[[Jacques Hôte]] (1939-1986), peintre et dessinateur belge.
==Voir aussi==
* {{page h|Host}}
* [[Chambre d'hôtes]]
* [[Hôtel]]
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