http
/ˌeɪtʃtiːtiːˈpiː/ noun [U] trademark ITDefinition
› abbreviation for hypertext transfer protocol: a set of instructions made by a computer program that allows your computer to connect to a website or internet document: The first part of a URL tells you the type of resource or method of access at that address; http, for example, takes you to a hypertext document or directory.
(Definition of http noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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