Edge node

What Edge node means

Two nodes can hold different cache states or policies at the same moment.

Related terms in HTTP, edge and rendering

The delivery layer between an origin and a client: proxies, caches, redirects, status codes and the headers that decide what a crawler actually received.

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Questions about Edge node

What is Edge node?

A CDN or platform location that processes a request near the requester.

Which area of the glossary does Edge node belong to?

HTTP, edge and rendering: The delivery layer between an origin and a client: proxies, caches, redirects, status codes and the headers that decide what a crawler actually received.

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