host-based processing
nounUK /həʊst beɪst ˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ/
US /hoʊst beɪst ˈprɑsɛsɪŋ/
Host-based processing is when the main computer does the work itself instead of asking another computer to do it.
The game ran smoothly because host-based processing kept all the action on the console.
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2. In networking, work handled by the main server rather than by the connected devices.
The network used host-based processing to manage all user logins from one server.
3. In security, checking and protecting a single computer directly instead of watching the whole network.
Host-based processing scanned each laptop for viruses on its own.
4. In virtualization, tasks done by the physical machine that runs the virtual machines.
Host-based processing handled the backup while the virtual machines kept running.