HTTP stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol. It's the foundation of data communication on the World Wide Web. In simpler terms, it's the protocol used for transferring hypertext (like web pages) over the internet.
Example:
Imagine you want to view a webpage. When you type a website's address into your browser and hit enter, your browser sends an HTTP request to the server where the website is hosted. The server then responds with the requested webpage's data, and your browser uses that data to display the webpage.
So, HTTP is like the language that web browsers and servers use to talk to each other and exchange information.