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  • noun Plural form of hostname.

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Examples

  • Resolving IP addresses to hostnames is completely irrelevant, unnecessary and can be misleading at times because the operator can configure it to resolve to whatever he wants including google. com.

    MediaSentry Super-Secret Squirrel tech 2009

  • Just as you have better things to do than research and program file formats, you have better things to do than fiddle with remote shell configurations and lists of hostnames.

    Wolfram Blog : Plug-and-Play Mathematica with Wolfram Lightweight Grid System 2009

  • * Added option to update Media Library attachment hostnames when migrating domains etc

    W3 Total Cache Plugin 2009

  • Resolving IP addresses to hostnames is completely irrelevant, unnecessary and can be misleading at times because the operator can configure it to resolve to whatever he wants including google.com.

    MediaSentry Super-Secret Squirrel tech 2009

  • The gain of 2.76 million hostnames from June is the second-largest monthly increase in the history of our survey, as 2005 continues to shape up as a historic year for Internet growth.

    Archive 2005-07-01 Ben Barren 2005

  • The gain of 2.76 million hostnames from June is the second-largest monthly increase in the history of our survey, as 2005 continues to shape up as a historic year for Internet growth.

    Blogs Drive Internet Universe Growth Ben Barren 2005

  • Since we don't allow 8-bit hostnames, the difference shouldn't be big, right?

    The obvious lack of a rubber chicken magnio 2006

  • They KNOWINGLY block the Facebook IP range from seeing the advertisements and content that are in violation of the Facebook TOS.corp. facebook.com hostnames will never see the same content.

    “Horrible Things” Slink Back Into Zynga Michael Arrington 2005

  • However, many network applications use UDP broadcasts to configure addresses, hostnames, and other information.

    Relay 2001

  • The HOSTS. NET File The file HOSTS. NET provides a mapping between internet addresses and symbolic hostnames.

    The KA9Q Internet Software Package by Bdale Garbee 1989

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