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HTTP/2

version 2 of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol used by the World Wide Web
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HTTP/2

Summary

HTTP/2 is a computer network protocol[1]. HTTP/2 ranks in the top 4% of computer_network_protocol entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (660 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • HTTP/2 was influenced by SPDY[3].
  • HTTP/2's instance of is recorded as computer network protocol[4].
  • HTTP/2's instance of is recorded as binary protocol[5].
  • HTTP/2's instance of is recorded as software feature[6].
  • HTTP/2's instance of is recorded as specification edition[7].
  • HTTP/2's instance of is recorded as internet standard[8].
  • HTTP/2's based on is recorded as HTTP/1.1[9].
  • HTTP/2's follows is recorded as HTTP/1.1[10].
  • HTTP/2's follows is recorded as SPDY[11].
  • HTTP/2's followed by is recorded as HTTP/3[12].
  • HTTP/2's developer is recorded as Internet Engineering Task Force[13].
  • HTTP/2's part of the series is recorded as HTTP[14].
  • HTTP/2's software version identifier is recorded as 2[15].
  • HTTP/2's Commons category is recorded as HTTP/2[16].
  • HTTP/2's edition or translation of is recorded as HTTP[17].
  • HTTP/2's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0jkzwzn[18].
  • HTTP/2's official website is recorded as https://http2.github.io/[19].
  • HTTP/2's described at URL is recorded as https://github.com/http2/http2-spec/wiki/Implementations[20].
  • HTTP/2's described at URL is recorded as https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/raw/master/epan/dissectors/packet-http2.h[21].
  • HTTP/2's described at URL is recorded as https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/raw/master/epan/dissectors/packet-http2.c[22].
  • HTTP/2's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/http2/http2-spec[23].
  • HTTP/2's described by source is recorded as RFC 7540: Hypertext Transfer Protocol Version 2 (HTTP/2)[24].
  • HTTP/2's described by source is recorded as RFC 9113: HTTP/2[25].
  • HTTP/2's replaces is recorded as SPDY[26].
  • HTTP/2's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/http2[27].

Body

Publication

HTTP/2's part of the series is recorded as HTTP[14].

Subject and Themes

HTTP/2's part of the series is recorded as HTTP[14].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Predecessors include HTTP/1.1[10] and SPDY[11]. HTTP/2's followed by is recorded as HTTP/3[12].

Why It Matters

HTTP/2 ranks in the top 4% of computer_network_protocol entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (660 views/month).[2] HTTP/2 has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] HTTP/2 is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . RFC 9113: HTTP/2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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