hosting

/ˈhəʊstɪŋ/ noun [U] INTERNET

Definition

› the service of providing the computer equipment and software for a website on the internet and making it available for people to see: internet/website/web hosting

(Definition of hosting noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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