HyperTextTransferProtocol

The protocol that the WorldWideWeb runs on, abbreviated "HTTP".

A simplified protocol guide:

GET filename

Server then sends the file named in filename

HTTP/1.1 is defined by RequestForComments 2616.

See http://www.w3.org/Protocols/

Also see HyperText, HyperTextMarkupLanguage

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