But the information you need may be distributed over several host computers, each of which has to be accessed separately with different search routines. (newscientist.com)
So basically to access the content user will need to punch in the password using the keypad on the USB disk — encryption is done on the disk and not on host computer. (gogi.in)
The 8 Series also introduced the use of a CAN (Controller Area Network) bus computer network in an automobile, where a series of microcontroller nodes are networked to function without a central host computer — a precursor to OBD or On - Board Diagnostics. (automobilemag.com)