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==English==
==English==


===Etymology===
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ɹəˈfɜːɹə(ɹ)/}}

From English [[referrer]], mistaken spelling


===Noun===
===Noun===
{{wikipedia}}
{{wikipedia|HTTP referer}}
{{en-noun}}
{{en-noun}}


# {{misspelling of|referrer}}
# {{misspelling of|en|referrer}}
# {{lb|en|Internet}} {{alt form|en|referrer||the referring URL}}
# {{rfv-sense}} {{internet}} the [[refer]]ring page; the URL that referred to a given page; this is the field name used in the HTTP protocol.
#* '''1996''': T. Berners-Lee, R. Fielding, H. Frystyk, ''Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.0''
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1996|author=T. Berners-Lee; R. Fielding; H. Frystyk|title=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.
|passage=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.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|title=Web Design in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference|page=278|author=Jennifer Niederst Robbins|year=2001|passage=If a referring URL was specified, for each valid '''referer''', make sure that a valid referring URL was passed to FormMail}}
#* {{quote-book|en|title=Visualizing Data|page=253|author=Ben Fry|year=2007|passage=The '''referer''' portion of a logfile line contains the full URL of the page or object visited before the current one.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|title=The Illustrated Dictionary of Internet|page=74|author=Tiara Yule|year=2007|passage=The '''referer''' information can also be accessed as document.referrer within JavaScript.}}

====Usage notes====
''Referer'' is the field name used in the HTTP protocol ([http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1945#section-10.13 RFC1945] and [http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616#section-14.36 RFC2616]). Originally a misspelling, it has gained currency from its use there and in related documents and software.

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=eeefrrr|rerefer}}

==Norwegian Bokmål==

===Verb===
{{head|nb|verb form}}

# {{infl of|nb|referere||imp}}

==Norwegian Nynorsk==

===Verb===
{{head|nn|verb form}}

# {{inflection of|nn|referera||imp}}

==Old French==

===Verb===
{{head|fro|verb}}

# to [[tell]]; to [[talk about]]; to [[speak]] of
#* '''1584-1598''', [[w:fr:Guillaume Bouchet|Guillaume Bouchet]], ''Les Sérées''
#*: {{quote|fro|Capitolin '''refere''' que Zenobie ne vouloit qu'on luy touchast}}

====Conjugation====
{{fro-conj-er}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|en|refer}}

Latest revision as of 21:37, 6 September 2023

See also: référer

English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɹəˈfɜːɹə(ɹ)/

Noun

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

referer (plural referers)

  1. Misspelling of referrer.
  2. (Internet) Alternative form of referrer (“the referring URL”)
    • 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.

Usage notes

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Referer is the field name used in the HTTP protocol (RFC1945 and RFC2616). Originally a misspelling, it has gained currency from its use there and in related documents and software.

Anagrams

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

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referer

  1. imperative of referere

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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referer

  1. imperative of referera

Old French

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Verb

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referer

  1. to tell; to talk about; to speak of

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of referer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive referer avoir referé
gerund en referant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle referant
past participle referé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present refer referes refere referons referez referent
imperfect referoie, refereie, referoe, refereve referoies, refereies, referoes, refereves referoit, refereit, referot, refereve referiiens, referiens referiiez, referiez referoient, refereient, referoent, referevent
preterite referai referas refera referames referastes refererent
future refererai refereras referera refererons refereroiz, referereiz, refererez refereront
conditional refereroie, referereie refereroies, referereies refereroit, referereit refereriiens, refereriens refereriiez, refereriez refereroient, referereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present refer refers refert referons referez referent
imperfect referasse referasses referast referissons, referissiens referissoiz, referissez, referissiez referassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— refere — referons referez —

Descendants

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  • English: refer
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