What is HTTP?

HTTP, short for HyperText Transfer Protocol, is the protocol for transferring hypertext documents that makes the World Wide Web possible. A standard web address (such as http://www.yahoo.com/) is called a URL; the prefix (http in the example) indicates its protocol.

For more information on HTTP, see the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) HTTP Working Group page at:

http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/OLD/http-charter.html

Also see:

What is the World Wide Web?
What is a URL?

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