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The computer file hosts is an operating system file that maps hostnames to IP addresses .. computer file. computer file. It is a plain text file .. plain text. plain text. Originally a file named HOSTS.TXT was manually maintained and made available via file sharing by Stanford Research Institute for the ARPANET membership , containing the hostnames and address of hosts as contributed for inclusion by member organizations .. Stanford Research Institute. Stanford Research Institute. ARPANET. ARPANET. The Domain Name System , first described in 1983 and implemented in 1984 , automated the publication process and provided instantaneous and dynamic hostname resolution in the rapidly growing network .. hostname. hostname. Domain Name System. Domain Name System. In modern operating systems , the hosts file remains an alternative name resolution mechanism , configurable often as part of facilities such as the Name Service Switch as either the primary method or as a fallback method .. Name Service Switch. Name Service Switch