Hosting vs. Server — What's the Difference?

One who receives or entertains guests in a social or official capacity.

One who serves food and drink. See Usage Note at waiter.

A person who manages an inn or hotel.

Something, such as a tray, that is used in serving food and drink.

One that furnishes facilities and resources for a function or event

An altar server.

The emcee or interviewer on a radio or television program.

(Law) One who serves a legal process, such as a summons or court order.

An organism on which or in which another organism lives.

(Sports) The player who serves, as in court games.

A cell that has been infected by a virus or other infective agent.

A file server.

(Medicine) The recipient of a transplanted tissue or organ.

A computer that processes requests for HTML and other documents that are components of webpages.

A computer or other device providing data or services that a remote computer can access by means of a network or modem.

(computing) A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network.

A computer that is connected to a TCP/IP network such as the internet.

(computing) A computer dedicated to running such programs.

To serve as host to or at

One who serves.

To provide software that offers data or services, hardware, or both over a computer network.

A waitress or waiter.

Present participle of host

The player who serves the ball.

(computing) Running and maintaining a computer system on someone's behalf.

(Christianity) A priest's attendant at the celebration of the Eucharist.

(obsolete) A battle.

A tray for dishes.

An encounter; a battle.

A spoon for serving food.

A muster or review.

One who serves.

A tray for dishes; a salver.

A person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)

(court games) the player who serves to start a point

(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network

Utensil used in serving food or drink