protectedhttp
nounUK /prəˈtɛktɪd eɪtʃ tiː tiː piː/
US /prəˈtɛktɪd eɪtʃ tiː tiː piː/
A safe way for computers to talk to each other on the internet so nobody else can peek at what they say.
The bank's website uses protectedhttp so your password stays secret.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A web address that starts with https and shows a little lock to mean the connection is safe.
Look for protectedhttp in the address bar before you type your name.
3. A set of rules that keeps messages between a computer and a website private.
Protectedhttp scrambles the words so strangers cannot read them.
4. The secure version of the usual way web pages are sent.
The school's login page switched to protectedhttp last year.