Glossary

# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Localhost
"Localhost" is an alias for the address 127.0.0.1, an address that always indicates the local computer. This is the address that a computer can use to refer to itself. For example, when testing a Web application on the same computer as the server, you can use the address http://127.0.0.1 or http://localhost.