värdar

Värd is a Swedish noun meaning host. It is used in several domains, including hospitality, information technology, and biology. The plural form is värdar.

In hospitality, a värd or värdinna is the person who welcomes guests, introduces people, provides meals or accommodations, and coordinates the program. The concept of värdskap refers to hospitality or the quality of hosting, and it is a common consideration in event planning and service industries.

In information technology, värd denotes a host computer or device on a network. A host provides services to clients or other devices; a host name (värdnamn) is the human-readable label used to identify a device in DNS and networking contexts. Servers, workstations, and other resources can be described as värdar in Swedish technical texts.

In biology and medicine, a värd (host) is an organism that harbors another organism, such as a parasite, virus, or mutualistic symbiont. The host provides resources and an environment for the associated organism. Relationships between hosts and their associated organisms range from parasitism to mutualism or commensalism, depending on the interaction and its effects on the host.

Notes: værd is not tied to a single field; the meaning depends on context. Värdar can refer to multiple hosts in plural usage, and related terms include värdskap (hospitality) and värdnamn (host name) in technical Swedish.