localhost

Definitions

noun computing The computer being used locally, contrasted with remote computers elsewhere on a network.

local +‎ host

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Suddenly one day when I wrote the word localhost Insted of "C: \Inetpub\wwwroot" the browser

ASP Message Board 2010
Google Desktop GD runs as a server on your local PC and listens on localhost, which is only accessible locally.

Google desktop versus Blinkx 2004
This is what I have now: cookie_domain. localhost server_name localhost script_path/live_621/

phpBB.com 2010
Localghost, it serves one particular function: defining domain names that point back to your own computer, using its loopback address (that's the IP address 127.0.0.1, also known as localhost-hence the program's name).

Macworld 2010
If you are developing on your localhost are the App_Data always writeable

ASP.NET Forums 2009
If you are developing on your localhost are the App_Data always writeable

ASP.NET Forums 2009
Starts cassini with application directory "c:" listening on port 80 on loopback device (127.0.0.1 aka localhost)

Softpedia - Windows - All 2009
Just between setting hostname localhost, and checking root filesystem.

PCLinuxOS-Forums 2008
The localhost is the tomcat on your machine, and the 8080 is the port number for this Tomcat instance.

unknown title 2008
Just between setting hostname localhost, and checking root filesystem.

PCLinuxOS-Forums 2008