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

HTTP Sentence Examples

  • If you want to know whether your browser is on a secure website, the beginning of the web address will be https instead of http.

  • These variables can provide your script with real information about the web server, your user's session variables, HTTP cookies and more.

  • When you visit a secure site, your browser should show an image of a locked padlock, and instead of the usual http, the site's address will start with https.

  • If you decide to add support for one of these scripting languages, you will need to configure them to work with your HTTP server.

  • Thus stoked Collins go to http successful without the wilbon maybe.

More Sentences

Related Articles

Words Near HTTP in the Dictionary