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'''HTTP''' is an acronym for '''Hypertext Transfer Protocol'''. It is a standard networking protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia systems that has been used on the World Wide Web since 1990.<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616 RFC 2616 Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1]</ref> The protocol is used in communication between the web pages and web servers. It allows users to download pages and connect to servers located in different parts of the globe. The design and specifications of HTTP was first developed by [[Tim Berners-Lee]], inventor of World Wide Web.<ref>[http://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/ Tim Berners-Lee Short Bio]</ref> The Internet Engineering Task Force ([[IETF]]) and the [[World Wide Web Consortium|W3C]] coordinate the development and publications of HTTP standards through [[RFC]]s.  

'''Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)''' is a standard networking protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia systems that has been used on the World Wide Web since 1990.<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616 RFC 2616 Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1]</ref> The protocol is used in communication between the web pages and web servers. It allows users to download pages and connect to servers located in different parts of the globe. The design and specifications of HTTP was first developed by [[Tim Berners-Lee]], inventor of World Wide Web.<ref>[http://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/ Tim Berners-Lee Short Bio]</ref> The Internet Engineering Task Force ([[IETF]]) and the [[World Wide Web Consortium|W3C]] coordinate the development and publications of HTTP standards through [[RFC]]s.  

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