How to find web hosting that meets my requirements?

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This question is here so we can offer users who are looking for information on how to determine which web hosting solution is right for them. All future questions pertaining to finding web hosting should be closed as a duplicate of this question. As per this meta question.

How to find web hosting that meets my requirements?

What we're looking for in answers to this question the basics about web hosting:

What is web hosting?
What is the difference between shared, VPS, and dedicated hosting?
How does a content delivery network relate to web hosting?
Anything else you feel is helpful in finding a web host.

What we do not want is:

Endorsements or recommendations for specific web hosts
We do not want your experience or other subjective information (just the facts please)

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