http
noun
Simple meaning
A protocol to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers.
Pronunciation
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Internetnetworking
A protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
Internetnetworking
An application layer protocol in the Internet protocol suite model for distributed, collaborative, and hypermedia information systems.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
Used this way, http is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technology contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Technology
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
Share your sentence
Use This Word
See how this word sounds in a real sentence.
Ask Vocabaura
Understand the word your way.
What Does It Mean Here?
Words can change meaning depending on context.
Use it yourself
Knowing “http” starts when you use it. Pick a next step, all free.
Dictionary data from Wiktionary via the Free Dictionary API. Simple meanings, combinations and word intelligence are built from verified reference data, no AI is used to load this page.