referer

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 Usage notes

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[edit] Etymology

From English referrer, mistaken spelling.

[edit] Noun

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referer (plural referers)

1. Common misspelling of referrer.
2. (Internet) the referring page; the URL that referred to a given page.
   • 1996: T. Berners-Lee, R. Fielding, H. Frystyk, Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.0

     The Referer field must not be sent if the Request-URI was obtained from a source that does not have its own URI, such as input from the user keyboard.

   • 2001, Jennifer Niederst Robbins, Web Design in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference, page 278:

     If a referring URL was specified, for each valid referer, make sure that a valid referring URL was passed to FormMail

   • 2007, Ben Fry, Visualizing Data, page 253:

     The referer portion of a logfile line contains the full URL of the page or object visited before the current one.

   • 2007, Tiara Yule, The Illustrated Dictionary of Internet, page 74:

     The referer information can also be accessed as document.referrer within JavaScript.

[edit] Usage notes

Referer is the field name used in the HTTP protocol. Originally a misspelling, it has gained currency from its use there and in related documents.