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hypertext transfer protocol

The definition of hypertext transfer protocol, commonly called HTTP, is a way of controlling the giving and taking of computer information on the Internet.

(noun)

An example of hypertext transfer protocol is typing a URL into the browser on the computer and receiving a specific website.

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