Web, domains and email
HTTP
Abbreviation for Hypertext Transfer Protocol
In short and in plain language
HTTP is a protocol for the web.
Browsers use it to fetch web pages from a server.
Without encryption, the data travels as plain text.
So websites today usually use the encrypted form.
Definition
HTTP is the protocol browsers use to fetch web pages from a server. Without encryption, the data travels in plain text. Websites therefore usually rely on the encrypted variant HTTPS today.