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HTTPS

See Also: HTTP, SSL

  1. [Internet] Acronym for Hypertext Transfer Protocol (Secure). A variant of HTTP enhanced by a security mechanism. It allows transactions such as e-commerce and data sharing to take place on the World Wide Web in a protected way.