Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A protocol used to request and transmit files, especially webpages and webpage components, over the Internet or other computer network.
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- initialism Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the protocol used most commonly to transfer web pages and accompanying data over the Internet
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- noun a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Apple decided to pursue a different strategy, which it calls HTTP Live Streaming.
AppleInsider 2009
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HTTP is responsible for nearly 75 percent of the overall increase in Internet traf fi c, but that category grew substantially more slowly than services such as streaming (particularly Flash video) and secure network news, which doubled.
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HTTP is a protocol that lets me view web pages, but do I try to include * every* web page on one of my sites? no.
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Well no HTTP is a web protcol its HTML [Hyper Text Markup Language] thats used for web sites.
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These allow easy aggregation of contents (data, records, documents) not only inside a repository but also across boundaries using the REST API for serving XML over a plain HTTP connection, in fact creating a loosely coupled network of repositories.
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These allow easy aggregation of contents (data, records, documents) not only inside a repository but also across boundaries using the REST API for serving XML over a plain HTTP connection, in fact creating a loosely coupled network of repositories.
Archive 2008-05-01 Mia 2008
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A postscript — how different the situation would be if the iPhone had a full SDK, if you could run Mac OS apps on the device, or if it had a built-in HTTP server that would allow you to browse or configure it over wifi from a Mac or Windows machine.
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I just bought a receiver that has a built-in HTTP server, so I can program the stereo over the Internet.
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The cool thing which is becoming almost routine, is that it has a built-in HTTP server — and it works quite well.
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HTTP is a very well thought out standard and one which will power Web 2.0 just as it powered Web 1.0.
Suttree » Casual Games, Social Software » Web version 2, Electric Boogaloo 2005
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Hypertext Transfer Protocol, or HTTP, is a messaging protocol that allows web browsers to communicate with web servers (where web sites are stored).
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