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A glossary of storage networking, data, and information management terminology. To learn more about the SNIA Dictionary click here.

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host computer

Any computer system to which disks, disk subsystems, or file servers are attached and accessible for data storage and I/O.

Mainframes, servers, workstations and personal computers, as well as multiprocessors and clustered computer complexes, are all referred to as host computers in SNIA publications.

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  • Computer System

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