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HTTP^¹

proper noun

Internet, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the protocol used most commonly to transfer Web pages and accompanying data over the Internet. The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is an application-level protocol with the lightness and speed necessary for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information systems.

http^²

noun

alternative, uncountable Alternative spelling of HTTP

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: www, address, ftp, synchro, ottawa, site, equiv, xmlhttp, www., httpd, html, tcp/ip, web page, mhtml, whatwg, nntp

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@misc{http_2026,
  title = {http},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/http},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}