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localhost

In computer networking, localhost is a hostname that refers to the current computer used to access it. The name localhost is reserved for loopback purposes.¹ It is used to access the network services that are running on the host via the loopback network interface. Using the loopback interface bypasses any local network interface hardware.

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1. S. Cheshire; M. Krochmal (February 2013). Special-Use Domain Names. Internet Engineering Task Force. doi:10.17487/RFC6761. ISSN 2070-1721. RFC 6761. Proposed Standard. Updates RFC 1918 and 2606. ↩

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