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Dns vs Http - What's the difference?

dns | http |

As initialisms the difference between dns and http

is that dns is domain Name System while HTTP is hypertext Transfer Protocol, the protocol used most commonly to transfer web pages and accompanying data over the Internet.

dns

English

Initialism

(Initialism) (en-initialism)
  • (label) Domain Name System
  • The protocol used by the Domain Name System
  • (label) Domain Name Services; the services provided by the Domain Name System
  • (label) Did Not Start

    • See also

    * (sports) DNF, DNQ, DSQ, DQ, Q

    Anagrams

    *

    References

    * Joyce, John. "Those Damn Network Acronyms". Scientific Computing, June 2007, pg. 12. ----

    http

    English

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the protocol used most commonly to transfer web pages and accompanying data over the Internet