Glossary term
What is HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol)?
HTTP stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol.
In DevOps
The language browsers and web servers speak. Plain text, port 80.
Learn it properly · DevOpsLesson 2: Networking Basics: IP, Ports, TCP/UDP and FirewallsHow a browser request actually finds and reaches your server. The layer Vercel hides completely, and the one you must understand before EC2 makes any sense.In System Design
The request/response language of the web. Example: Browser: GET /products/991 → server: 200 OK + data.
Learn it properly · System DesignLesson 3: HTTP & HTTPS Explained: Methods, Status Codes and TLSHTTP is the shared language of the web: a method and URL in, a status code and body out. HTTPS wraps it in TLS so nobody on the path can read or change it. Methods, idempotency, status codes, HTTP/1.1 vs 2 vs 3, and the TLS handshake.