Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hostmask

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: host-mask
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

On IRC, a partial address that matches a number of hosts.

Example Sentences

"The channel operator banned the hostmask *!*@*example.com, so nobody could connect from example.com any more."

Etymology

From host + mask.

Inflected Forms

hostmasks (plural)

Questions

What does hostmask mean?: On IRC, a partial address that matches a number of hosts.
Where does hostmask come from?: From host + mask.

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