HTTP Definition

āchtē-tē-pē
noun
A protocol used to request and transmit files, especially webpages and webpage components, over the Internet or other computer network.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • hypertext transfer protocol
abbreviation
Hypertext transfer protocol: an abbreviation indicating that the address that follows is on the World Wide Web.
Webster's New World

Origin of HTTP

  • H(yper)t(ext) T(ransfer) P(rotocol)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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