Gopher

See also: gopher

English

Etymology

From the gopher, mascot of the University of Minnesota, where the Gopher protocol was developed.

Proper noun

Gopher

1. (Internet, historical) An Internet protocol for document search and retrieval.

Derived terms

• gopherspace
• phlog

Translations

an Internet protocol for document search/retrieval

• Finnish: gopher-protokolla (fi)
• Marathi: गोफर m (gophar)

Further reading

• Gopher (protocol) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia