Hypertext Transfer Protocol
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The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is an application layer protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information systems.
World Wide Web
HTTP is the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web.
Hypertext
HTTP is used to communicate hypertext.
Hypertext is structured text that uses logical links (hyperlinks) between nodes containing text.
The standards development of HTTP was coordinated by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
See also
- Application layer
- Basic access authentication
- Client-server model
- Computer network
- Hypermedia
- Hypertext
- Internet
- Internet protocol suite
- Node (computer science)
- Stateless protocol
- World Wide Web
External links
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol @ Wikipedia
