HTTP on port 80 is predominantly used to transmit data for webpages and other content in unencrypted format over the Internet. It does not provide encryption, which is handled by HTTPS on port 443. While HTTP may support downloading files or streaming multimedia, these are not its primary roles, and the protocol doesn't inherently involve data compression.
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