hypertext transfer protocol

1. 1.

   a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers

   SynonymsHTTP

   Broaderprotocol

Questions about hypertext transfer protocol

What does hypertext transfer protocol mean?

hypertext transfer protocol means "a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers".

What is another word for hypertext transfer protocol?

Close synonyms include HTTP. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hypertext transfer protocol a common word?

hypertext transfer protocol is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.