# hosting (service)

to give a place where an item can be

- Computed level: L8 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: general  ·  Arena: lexicon_entry

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent), [give](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-give.transfer)

**Through:** Give a place so an item can be.

**Novel properties:**
- shared location
- temporary provision

## Examples
- The Internet Archive preserves 70 petabytes of web data in climate-controlled bunkers near San Francisco. *(computing)*
- The Svalbard Global Seed Vault stores over 1.2 million seed samples in permafrost beneath the Arctic tundra. *(institutions)*
- A human liver holds hepatitis B virus particles for decades without degrading them. *(biology)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-hosting.service*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-hosting.service.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*