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hypertext transfer protocol

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Noun1.hypertext transfer protocol - a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsershypertext transfer protocol - a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
communications protocol, protocol - (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data


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The system harnesses a function of the hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) - the system which underpins the world wide web by defining how web pages are formatted and transmitted from servers to browsers.
The opening letters of website addresses - http - stand for hypertext transfer protocol.
1 now natively provides support for all four of the major industry-standard protocols: -- Network File System (NFS) including IBM iSeries via Integrated File System (IFS) using NFS -- Common Internet File System (CIFS) -- File Transfer Protocol (FTP) -- Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Centera is also able to archive data from mainframe applications not- integrated to the Centera API through Bus-Tech, Inc.
 
 
 
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