HTTP Protocol
Application protocol for transferring hypertext, APIs, metadata, and web resources across the internet.
Core metadata
- ID: http_protocol
- Era: Modern
- First known date: 1991 (exact)
- Region: CERN / global web
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: established
Prerequisites
- Hypertext Systems (hypertext_systems)
- Internet Protocols (TCP/IP, ARPANET) (internet_protocols_tcp_ip_arpanet)
- World Wide Web (world_wide_web)
Dependents
- None.
Fields
Field lanes
- Telecommunications & Networking: Protocols & Routing
Node sources
- RFC 9110: HTTP Semantics (RFC Editor, 2022, official_agency) • Supports: node, maturity
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 68%
- Prerequisite sources: 3
- expert_inference: 3
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet Protocols (TCP/IP, ARPANET) (internet_protocols_tcp_ip_arpanet) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Internet Protocols (TCP/IP, ARPANET) provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| World Wide Web (world_wide_web) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | World Wide Web provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Hypertext Systems (hypertext_systems) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Hypertext Systems provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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