Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Question: Download HTTP PDF
Explain Idempotent methods and web applications?
Answer:
Methods PUT and DELETE are defined to be idempotent, meaning that multiple identical requests should have the same effect as a single request. Methods GET, HEAD, OPTIONS and TRACE, being prescribed as safe, should also be idempotent, as HTTP is a stateless protocol.
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