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Web hosting is a service that uses servers to make an individual's or organisation's website available on the Internet. It also makes other services like e-mail available to the customer.

A server is a powerful computer that is housed at a dedicated data center. Data centers are staffed, air conditioned, and have modern, state-of-the-art infrastructure, fire protection systems and power generators to allow the servers to stay online and connected to the Internet 24/7.

Disk space and other resources on the server are rented out to customers, usually in exchange for a monthly or annual fee.

A domain name like example.com, for example, is configured to make sure all traffic and mail (e.g. info@example.com) is routed to the correct server, where ever in the world it might be located.

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