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From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24) | Glossary for this source
A Web request is a request issued by a
Web client. A Web request can be described
as either:
- Explicit Web request:
- A request that is initiated manually by the user.
- Implicit Web request:
- A request that is initiated transparently by the Web client, without manual intervention on the part
of the user, as an ancillary event corresponding to an explicit Web
request.
and as either:
- Embedded Web request:
- A request for dereferencing a URI embedded within a Web
resource manifestation: e.g., following the link in an HTML document, etc.
- User-input Web request:
- A request for dereferencing a URI supplied by the user directly
to the Web client: e.g., typed into the address window, bookmarks,
history, etc.
- web request body
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From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24) | Glossary for this source
- web request header
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From Web Characterization Terminology & Definitions Sheet (1999-05-24) | Glossary for this source
The request header contains information about the request,
information about the client itself, and potentially information
about any resource manifestation included in the request.
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