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Host

The portion of the URL that specifies the Internet domain name of the server you wish to reach. The host is always preceded by two slashes. In the following example, //www.marketscape.com is the host.

Sample URL: http://www.marketscape.com/products/webcd.htm

Hosts are represented in the Retrieval View with the icon, Host icon.

Note LocalHost is a host name that indicates the document resides locally. If the host portion of the URL is left blank, LocalHost is assumed.


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