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  The annatomy of a Boundary host
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# Host

A host is a computing element with a network address reachable from Boundary. A Host belongs to one and only one Host Catalog. A Host can be contained by zero or more Host Sets. Host is abstract. A Host is deleted when the Host Catalog it belongs to is deleted. The lifecycle of a Host is not tied to the lifecycle of any Host Sets.

## Attributes