Definitions for "Remote host"
any host on the network which you are not presently using.
The host system from which you, as a client, are requesting service.
The system that the Telnet session is going to, from your local host. This is the host running the Telnet server software.
another computer at another location that can be connected to via the Internet.
The fully qualified DNS hostname of the computer on which the browser or client application is running.