What is "http"?

What is "http"?

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Http stands for hypertext transfer protocol and these days it is likely you'll really need to actually put in that http. There are certain aspects of cruise around the Internet, as there are carry overs from the early intense programming in engineering days when all those stuff was developed. There are also certain common standards that were used, and can still be used, to identify different locations on the Internet. It all goes back to engineering and programming, and these things have a syntax and grammar of their own.