HTTP

HTTP

or http  (āch′tē-tē-pē′)

n.

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

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[H(yper)t(ext) T(ransfer) P(rotocol).]

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HTTP

abbreviation for

(Computer Science) hypertext transfer protocol, used esp on the internet. See also hypertext

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http

or HTTP,

hypertext transfer protocol: a protocol for transferring hypertext documents, the standard protocol for the World Wide Web.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

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Translations

HTTP

HTTP

http

N ABBR =hypertext transfer protocol → http m

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HTTP

http [ˌeɪtʃtiːtiːˈpiː] n (=hypertext transfer protocol) → protocole m http

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HTTP

, http (Comput) abbr of hypertext transfer protocol → http

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