HTTP Client

An HTTP Client is a program that can send and receive HTTP requests and responses to an HTTP server.

• Example(s):
  • on in a Web browser.
  • one in command-line programs, such as cURL, Wget, and HTTPie.
  • one in Programming language libraries, such as Requests (Python), HttpClient (Java), and Zend_Http_Client (PHP).
  • one in Mobile applications, such as Twitter app, Instagram app, and Facebook app.
  • one in Desktop applications, such as Slack desktop app, Dropbox desktop app, and Skype desktop app.
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • an FTP Client.
• See: Web Browser.

---

---

References

2023

• chat.gpt3
  • A: An HTTP client is a program that can send and receive HTTP requests and responses. It can be used to access data from any website, but it does not render the data. A web browser, on the other hand, is a program that can interpret and render the contents of a website, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. It also supports other features, such as plugins and extensions, as well as additional web protocols, like FTP.

---