web hosting

American  

Or Web hosting

noun

1. the business of providing various services, hardware, and software for websites, as storage and maintenance of site files on a server.

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Other Word Forms

• web host noun

Etymology

Origin of web hosting

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

“We’re aware of an issue with Admins impacting selected stores, and are working to resolve it,” the web hosting company posted on X.

From The Wall Street Journal

Between 2015 and 2021, Eliminalia sent thousands of bogus copyright-infringement complaints to search engines and web hosting companies, falsely claiming that negative articles about its clients had previously been published elsewhere and stolen, and so should be removed or hidden, the company records show.

From Washington Post

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act, or DMCA, requires online service providers, including web hosting companies and search engines, to provide the public with a way to notify them of allegedly stolen content.

From Washington Post

More than 600 fake news websites were linked to Eliminalia by researchers at a Swedish nonprofit called Qurium that provides web hosting and digital security services to investigative journalists and human rights organizations.

From Washington Post

The firm sent more than 2,000 similar legal notices to search engines and web hosting companies between 2015 and 2021, the review found.

From Washington Post