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CNET GLOSSARY: Terms for the techie
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HTTP 
Hypertext Transfer Protocol 
The protocol used to transmit and receive all data over the World Wide Web. When you type a URL into your browser, you're actually sending an HTTP request to a Web server for a page of information. That's why URLs all begin with http://.


 
H 
hack
hacker
handshake
HAL
half duplex
handle
handoff
haptick technology
HDCP
HDMI
HD DVD
HD-ILA
HDTV
 
HDTV-ready
HDTV monitor
head-end
head-end controller
heads-up display
heat sink
helper applications
hexadecimal
HFC network
High Intensity Discharge headlamps
history list
hit
 
home page
horizontal resolution
hosting
HS
HTML
HTTP
hub
hybrid/electric power
hydrogen fuel cell
hyperlink
hypermedia
hypertext
  
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