Web and technology
HTTP
Abbreviation for Hypertext Transfer Protocol
In short and in plain language
HTTP is the set of rules browsers and servers use to swap web pages and data.
Links between a shop and other systems often use it too.
There is also a version of it with encryption.
Definition
HTTP is the protocol browsers and servers use to exchange web pages and data. Interfaces between a shop and other systems often run over it as well. The encrypted variant is called HTTPS.