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Content-Encoding

Revision 1088721 by fscholz on July 22, 2016 at 6:15:39 AM PDT

Revision 1088723 by fscholz on July 22, 2016 at 6:23:34 AM PDT

Title:

Content-Encoding

Slug:

Web/HTTP/Headers/Content-Encoding

Tags:

"HTTP" "Headers" "Reference" "Headers"

Content:

	Revision 1088721			Revision 1088723
n	11	The <strong><code>Content-Encoding</code></strong> header i	n	11	The <strong><code>Content-Encoding</code></strong> entity h
	>	ndicates which algorithm is used for the compression of the resou		>	eader is used compress the media-type. When present, its value in
	>	rce.		>	dicates what additional content encoding has been applied to the
				>	entity-body. It lets the client know, how to decode in order to o
				>	btain the media-type referenced by the <code>Content-Type</code>
				>	header.
t	20	{{Glossary("Response header")}}	t	20	{{Glossary("Entity header")}}