hostmask

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noun

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

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

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Meanings

nounhostmask (plural hostmasks)

plural hostmasks

  1. InternetOn IRC, a partial address that matches a number of hosts.

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

Origin

From host + mask.

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Cite this entry
APA

hostmask. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hostmask

MLA

“hostmask.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hostmask. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hostmask,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hostmask.

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