# localhost

> standard hostname for a networked device's loopback interface

**Wikidata**: [Q153799](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q153799)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Localhost)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/localhost


## References

1. RFC 5735: Special Use IPv4 Addresses
2. RFC 4291: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture