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A mechanism for retrieving a resource, given its name

The standard Web retrieval mechanism is HTTP (the Hypertext Transfer Protocol), an Internet protocol. A protocol is a set of rules for the programs at either end of a network link, which tells them how to talk to each other and what meaning to give to the data they receive. Web browser programs can also use other Internet protocols, such as FTP, Gopher, WAIS and NNTP, to communicate with other information systems.

Spinning the Web by Andrew Ford
© 1995 International Thomson Publishing
© 2002 Andrew Ford and Ford & Mason Ltd
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