ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Referer

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ɹəˈfɜːɹə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Referer is a noun meaning Misspelling of referrer.

Meaning

Misspelling of referrer.

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

The referer information can also be accessed as document.referrer within JavaScript.
The referer portion of a logfile line contains the full URL of the page or object visited before the current one.
If a referring URL was specified, for each valid referer, make sure that a valid referring URL was passed to FormMail
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.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include referal, referers, annotater, interacter, misreference, freind.

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