Editing Localhost (section)

{{short description|Standard hostname for a networked device's loopback interface}}
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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.{{Ref RFC|6761}}
It is used to access the [[Network service|network services]] that are running on the host via the loopback network interface. Using the loopback interface bypasses any local [[Network interface controller|network interface hardware]].