Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers;
[syn: hypertext transfer protocol, HTTP]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hypertext transfer protocol
n 1: a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests
and information between servers and browsers [syn:
hypertext transfer protocol, HTTP]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTP
(HTTP) The client-server TCP/IP protocol used
on the web for the exchange of HTML documents.
It conventionally uses port 80.
See also Uniform Resource Locator.
(1994-10-27)