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hospedador

host (biology/computing)

noun ohs-peh-dah-DOHR Rare

Usage Note

Hospedador is the technical term for a biological host — the organism in which a parasite lives (hospedador intermediario, intermediate host). In computing it also means host machine or server. Do not confuse with anfitrión, which is the social/party sense of 'host'.

Examples

"El mosquito actúa como hospedador del parásito."

Natural Translation

The mosquito acts as the host of the parasite.

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