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--- Lois Patterson <skycerulean -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote:
>
> A document I'm editing has the expression "HTTP*
> protocol". Is this a standard usage? Does it likely
> mean "HTTP or HTTPS protocol"?
Actually, HTTP stands for HyperText Transfer Protocol. So to say HTTP protocol is,
technically, redundant. But given the nature of acronyms and abbreviations, it's no
more than a venial sin. :-)
HTTP, or HTTPS which is secure HTTP, might stand in contrast to FTP, File Transfer
Protocol. As to what HTTP* stands for in your writer's mind, that's a tough one. I
find it difficult to be a mind reader. If your instincts are telling you to rewrite,
I'd go with those instincts.
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