localhost
Standard hostname for a networked device's loopback interface / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
For the domain name label, see .localhost.
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