http

American  

Or HTTP

1. hypertext transfer protocol: the standard protocol for transferring hypertext documents on the World Wide Web.

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HTTP British  

abbreviation

1. hypertext transfer protocol, used esp on the Internet See also hypertext

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HTTP Scientific  

/ āch′tē-tē-pē′ /

1. Short for Hypertext Transfer Protocol. A protocol used to request and transmit files, especially webpages and webpage components, over the Internet or other computer network.

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Example Sentences

It’s the encrypted version of HTTP.

From Salon

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From Seattle Times

A secure website starts with https:// instead of the standard http://.

From Encyclopedia.com

Guidance includes blocking unwanted messages, not giving financial information to unsolicited callers and checking links before clicking — secure websites, for example, will have “HTTPS” in the URL, Planos notes, never “HTTP.”

From Seattle Times

"I would encourage you and those who have interest in what we do to review our Website, www.AFRICOM.mil, and a new Defense Department Special Web Report on U.S. Africa Command at this link http://www.defense.gov/home/features/2012/0712_AFRICOM/," wrote its director of public affairs Colonel Tom Davis.

From Salon