alt Hacker NewsNot at all to defend Meta but "a feature that allows software developers to test applications" is a dubious definition of localhost. I also can't come up with a better one.
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furyofantares • yesterday at 10:21 PM
It's not a definition, but it is an accurate statement.
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Velocifyer • yesterday at 10:44 PM
“A loopback network interface” or “A interface that refers to the same host”.
istumbler • yesterday at 6:20 PM
“A network interface which allows processes on the same internet host to communicate without the need for a network connection”
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Here is the explicit definition of localhost.
The term "localhost" refers to the default entry in all modern operating system host files. By default modern operating systems provide a hosts file that provides domain name resolution without reliance upon the Domain Name System (DNS) protocol. By default these host files typically ship with one entry, a domain named "localhost" that points to IPv4 loopback interface 127.0.0.1.