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)