A computer physically removed from your own that you can log in to. See chapter 4 for prerequisites for establishing a remote host.
a different computer attached to your local network or accessible from your network
Any host on a network except the one at which a particular operator is working.
A Web server on a separate server computer. A remote host is connected to other servers by way of a network connection.
A host you are trying to login to or send mail to.
Any host on the network other than the local host. Also called foreign host. See local host.
A host on the network other than the computer you currently are using.