HTTP

E1064

application-layer protocol network protocol web protocol

HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is the foundational application-layer protocol used for transmitting web pages and other resources across the World Wide Web.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
HTTP canonical	76
Hypertext Transfer Protocol	20
HTTP CONNECT method	1
HTTP persistent connections	1
HTTP/0.9	1
HTTP/1.0	1
REST	1
RFC 9110	1
SMTP	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18035 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: HTTP
Context triple: [Internet, supportsProtocol, HTTP]

A. World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a global system of interlinked hypertext documents and resources accessed via the internet, enabling users worldwide to browse, share, and interact with information through web browsers.
B. the internet
The internet is a global network of interconnected computers and servers that enables worldwide communication, information sharing, and access to digital services.
C. World Wide Web Consortium
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the main international standards organization responsible for developing open protocols and guidelines to ensure the long-term growth and interoperability of the Web.
D. NAS
NAS is a private, nonprofit society of distinguished scholars in the United States that advises the nation on matters related to science and technology.
E. Enquire (software)
Enquire (software) was an early hypertext system created by Tim Berners-Lee that served as a conceptual precursor to the World Wide Web.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: HTTP
Target entity description: HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is the foundational application-layer protocol used for transmitting web pages and other resources across the World Wide Web.

A. World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a global system of interlinked hypertext documents and resources accessed via the internet, enabling users worldwide to browse, share, and interact with information through web browsers.
B. the internet
The internet is a global network of interconnected computers and servers that enables worldwide communication, information sharing, and access to digital services.
C. World Wide Web Consortium
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is the main international standards organization responsible for developing open protocols and guidelines to ensure the long-term growth and interoperability of the Web.
D. NAS
NAS is a private, nonprofit society of distinguished scholars in the United States that advises the nation on matters related to science and technology.
E. Enquire (software)
Enquire (software) was an early hypertext system created by Tim Berners-Lee that served as a conceptual precursor to the World Wide Web.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (73)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	application-layer protocol ⓘ network protocol ⓘ web protocol ⓘ
abbreviation	HTTP ⓘ
defaultTransportProtocol	TCP ⓘ
definedIn	HTTP self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: RFC 9110 RFC 9111 ⓘ RFC 9112 ⓘ RFC 9113 ⓘ RFC 9114 ⓘ
enables	World Wide Web ⓘ
follows	request-response model ⓘ
fullName	HTTP self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Hypertext Transfer Protocol
hasComponent	headers ⓘ message body ⓘ request message ⓘ response message ⓘ
introducedFeatureInHTTP1.1	Host header requirement ⓘ chunked transfer encoding ⓘ
introducedFeatureInHTTP2	binary framing ⓘ header compression ⓘ multiplexing ⓘ
introducedFeatureInHTTP3	QUIC transport ⓘ
layerInOSIModel	application layer ⓘ
portNumber	80 ⓘ
relatedTo	HTML ⓘ REST ⓘ URL ⓘ
securedBy	TLS ⓘ
securedVariant	HTTPS ⓘ
standardizedBy	Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ surface form: IETF
stateless	true ⓘ
successorOf	HTTP/0.9 ⓘ HTTP self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: HTTP/0.9 HTTP self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: HTTP/1.0 HTTP/1.1 ⓘ HTTP/2 ⓘ
supportsCaching	true ⓘ
supportsMethod	CONNECT ⓘ DELETE ⓘ GET ⓘ HEAD ⓘ OPTIONS ⓘ PATCH ⓘ POST ⓘ PUT ⓘ TRACE ⓘ
supportsPersistentConnections	true ⓘ
supportsVersion	HTTP/0.9 ⓘ HTTP/1.0 ⓘ HTTP/1.1 ⓘ HTTP/2 ⓘ HTTP/3 ⓘ
usedFor	client-server communication on the Web ⓘ transferring hypertext documents ⓘ transferring web pages ⓘ transferring web resources ⓘ
uses	MIME types ⓘ URI ⓘ header fields ⓘ status codes ⓘ
usesHeader	Accept ⓘ Authorization ⓘ Cache-Control ⓘ Content-Length ⓘ Content-Type ⓘ Host ⓘ User-Agent ⓘ
usesStatusCodeClass	1xx informational ⓘ 2xx success ⓘ 3xx redirection ⓘ 4xx client error ⓘ 5xx server error ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (103)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

actix-web → supports → HTTP ⓘ

Vapor (web framework) → supportsProtocol → HTTP ⓘ

subject surface form: Vapor

Uvicorn → supportsProtocol → HTTP ⓘ

Safari → supports → HTTP ⓘ

Oracle Identity Federation → supportsProtocol → HTTP ⓘ

WSDL → supportsProtocol → HTTP ⓘ

Gecko → supports → HTTP ⓘ

MDN Web Docs → focusesOn → HTTP ⓘ

wasi-http → supportsProtocol → HTTP ⓘ

SRW → usesTransportProtocol → HTTP ⓘ

JRun → supportsProtocol → HTTP ⓘ

Exchange ActiveSync → networkProtocol → HTTP ⓘ

OAuth 1.0 → operatesOver → HTTP ⓘ

Microsoft APIs → supportsProtocol → HTTP ⓘ

RFC 6750 → appliesTo → HTTP ⓘ

Ettercap → supportsProtocol → HTTP ⓘ

Date → partOf → HTTP ⓘ

subject surface form: Date (HTTP header)

this entity surface form: Hypertext Transfer Protocol

IHE XCPD → usesProtocol → HTTP ⓘ

Internet Printing Protocol → usesTransportProtocol → HTTP ⓘ

IPP printing protocol → usesTransportProtocol → HTTP ⓘ

subject surface form: Internet Printing Protocol

HTTP authentication framework → partOf → HTTP ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hypertext Transfer Protocol

RFC 2617 → protocol → HTTP ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hypertext Transfer Protocol

nginx → supportsProtocol → HTTP ⓘ

Gopher → hasSuccessor → HTTP ⓘ

NCSA HTTPd → protocol → HTTP ⓘ

Common Gateway Interface → usedWith → HTTP ⓘ

BranchCache (Enterprise and Ultimate) → optimizesTrafficFor → HTTP ⓘ

OData → usesTransport → HTTP ⓘ

MIME → usedIn → HTTP ⓘ

NTLM → canBeRelayedOver → HTTP ⓘ

Jakarta RESTful Web Services → supportsProtocol → HTTP ⓘ

Multiplexed Application Substrate over QUIC Encryption → usesProtocol → HTTP ⓘ

Multiplexed Application Substrate over QUIC Encryption → relatedTo → HTTP ⓘ

this entity surface form: HTTP CONNECT method

IETF MASQUE Working Group → usesProtocol → HTTP ⓘ

RFC 2817 → protocol → HTTP ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hypertext Transfer Protocol

If-None-Match → usedInProtocol → HTTP ⓘ

.NET (via integration) → supportsProtocol → HTTP ⓘ

Content-Range header field → usedInProtocol → HTTP ⓘ

IBM Integration Bus → supports → HTTP ⓘ

Transfer-Encoding header field → usedWith → HTTP ⓘ

this entity surface form: HTTP persistent connections

HTTP Content-Type header → partOf → HTTP ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hypertext Transfer Protocol

IANA media type registry → usedIn → HTTP ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hypertext Transfer Protocol

Open Web Platform → hasComponent → HTTP ⓘ

WMS → accessProtocol → HTTP ⓘ

Building Protocols with HTTP → protocolFamily → HTTP ⓘ

Internet Information Services → supportsProtocol → HTTP ⓘ

Orthanc → supportsProtocol → HTTP ⓘ

NES → supportsProtocol → HTTP ⓘ

subject surface form: Netscape Enterprise Server

RFC 4791 → usesProtocol → HTTP ⓘ

CardDAV → basedOn → HTTP ⓘ

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Referenced by (103)

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