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HTTP

HTTP is an acronym that stands for hypertext transfer protocol and is defined as the beginning of most website addresses, used to signal a request to receive or transmit files over the Internet.

How It Works

The command http:// is used to tell the Web server where www.yourdictionary.com is hosted that the user is requesting a hypertext page from that server.

The server finds the appropriate hypertext file and sends it back to the user using hyper text transfer protocol where it is then displayed in their browser.

(abbreviation)

An example of HTTP is the first part of the address for YourDictionary, http://www.yourdictionary.com.

See HTTP in American Heritage Dictionary 4

or http

noun

A protocol used to request and transmit files, especially webpages and webpage components, over the Internet or other computer network.

Origin:

Origin: H(yper)t(ext) T(ransfer) P(rotocol)

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