Source : WordNet®

hypertext transfer protocol
     n : a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests
         and information between servers and browsers [syn: {HTTP}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Hypertext Transfer Protocol
     
         (HTTP) The {client-server} {TCP/IP} {protocol} used
        on the {World-Wide Web} for the exchange of {HTML} documents.
        It conventionally uses {port} 80.
     
        Current version: HTTP 1.1, defined in {RFC 2068}, as of May
        1997.
     
        See also {Uniform Resource Locator}.
     
        (1994-10-27)