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publicdebatesyesterday at 6:44 PM1 replyview on HN

Human history is full of cases where silly mistakes became precedent. HTTP "referal" is just another example.

I wonder if there's a wikipedia article listing these...


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nayukiyesterday at 7:33 PM

It's "referer" in the HTTP standard, but "referrer" when correctly spelled in English. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_referer