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Posted by Chanambam jamson Singh
Chanambam jamson Singh
Courses Plus Student 2,664 Points

What is the term for the http:// portion of a web address?

What is the term for the http:// portion of a web address?

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Yatin Chawla
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Yatin Chawla
Courses Plus Student 3,690 Points
Yatin Chawla
Yatin Chawla
Courses Plus Student 3,690 Points

It stands for the protocol used in the url i.e http. The rest is a naming convention, so in whole, you can refer to it as protcol used in the website.