localhost
localhost is a hostname that directs a network request back to the computer making it.
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Last mentioned localhost is a hostname for the computer currently in use. It normally resolves to a loopback address such as 127.0.0.1 or ::1 and is commonly used to reach a development server or other program running on that same machine.
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