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HTTP, explained

One of the oldest and most durable protocols on the internet — and the one every browser speaks.

Published Feb 27, 20255 min readTechnology

HTTP(Protocol) is the application-layer protocol of the World Wide Web(Concept).

Requests and responses

A client sends a method, a URL, some headers, and a body. A server sends a status code, some headers, and a body.

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