HTTP verb

noun

A HTTP method; any of a predefined set of words (such as GET, OPTIONS or POST) that are part of an HTTP request and indicate the desired action to be performed on a given resource.

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Meanings

nounHTTP verb (plural HTTP verbs)

plural HTTP verbs

  1. InternetcomputingA HTTP method; any of a predefined set of words (such as GET, OPTIONS or POST) that are part of an HTTP request and indicate the desired action to be performed on a given resource.
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APA

HTTP verb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HTTP%20verb

MLA

“HTTP verb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HTTP%20verb. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “HTTP verb,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HTTP%20verb.

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