Every computer has a file on it which allows the owner to specify where a website is loaded from. A hosts file is a simple combination of domain names and IP addresses.
Adding a record to your hosts file means your computer will load the domain using the IP address specified, rather than the one provided by DNS.
111.222.333.444 www.domain.com 111.222.333.444 domain.com 111.222.333.555 subdomain.domain.com
C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts
sudo nano /etc/hosts
.sudo nano /etc/hosts
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