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hypertext transfer protocol

noun

Definition of HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL

:  a communications protocol governing the exchange of data (as HTML files) especially on the World Wide Web —called also hypertext transport protocol
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First Known Use of HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL

1992

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