get

get definition - computer

(1) In programming, a request for the next record in an input file. Contrast with put.

(2) An FTP command used to download a file from a server or to display the contents of a text file.

(3) (GET) An HTTP command used to request a file from a Web server. GET is widely implemented over the Web for database queries. See POST.



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