hostitelé

Hostitelé is the plural form of the Czech noun hostitel, meaning a host in several senses. The term covers a person who hosts an event, a presenter or master of ceremonies, and more broadly any entity that provides hosting services. The word exists in three main domains: social/hospitality contexts, biology, and information technology.

In social contexts, a hostitel invites guests, organizes activities, and ensures the reception runs smoothly. In media or public events, a hostitel may act as a presenter or announcer, guiding the program and introducing participants. The feminine form is hostitelka, and the corresponding plural is hostitelé for masculine or mixed groups, or hostitelky for groups of women.

In biology, hostitel refers to an organism that harbors another organism, such as a parasite or pathogen. The hostitelský relationship describes interactions between the hostitel and its parasite or symbiont, with hostitelský meaning related to or characteristic of the host.

In information technology, hostitel denotes a device or system that provides services to other devices on a network, such as a server or computer acting as a host. The phrase počítačový hostitel is common in Czech technical writing to specify a host machine or host computer.

Overall, hostitelé is a polysemous term whose precise meaning depends on context—hospitality, biology, or computing.