Web, domains and email
HTTP
Abbreviation for Hypertext Transfer Protocol
In short and in plain language
HTTP is the set of rules for browsers and servers.
They use it to swap web pages and data. Without coding, someone can read the data on the way.
There is also a coded version. Its name has an extra S at the end.
Definition
HTTP is the protocol browsers and servers use to exchange web pages and data. Without encryption, the transferred data can be read along the way; the encrypted version is called HTTPS.