From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
HTTP
n 1: a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests
and information between servers and browsers [syn:
hypertext transfer protocol, HTTP]
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016) :
HTTP
HyperText Transfer Protocol (WWW, RFC 2068/2616)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018) :
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTP
(HTTP) The client-server TCP/IP protocol used
on the web for the exchange of HTML documents.
It conventionally uses port 80.
See also Uniform Resource Locator.
(1994-10-27)