Referer Header
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The HTTP Referer request header contains the absolute or partial address from which a resource has been requested. The Referer header allows a server to identify referring pages that users are visiting from or where requested resources are being used; this data can be used for analytics, logging, optimised caching, and more1.
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MDN. “Referer header”. Available at: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Reference/Headers/Referer. (Accessed: ). ↩︎
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