>Hi,
>I know what http or https stand for. But if you had to use a term to describe these, what would you use?
>For example. Say I want to say to someone "use 'http' for 'bla-bla'". what could I use instead of 'bla-bla'?
>TIA
>UPDATE: I think I got it "Protocol"

Yes you got it, just in case something is still missing search http on internet and you will find the whole description:

The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is an application protocol for distributed, collaborative, and hypermedia information systems. HTTP is the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web. Hypertext is structured text that uses logical links (hyperlinks) between nodes containing text. HTTP is the protocol to ...