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Headers: The Address Labels of Web Communication Imagine you're sending a letter through the mail. The letter itself is the main message—the content you want to convey. However, before it can reach the recipient, you need to add an address label to the envelope. This label contains vital information like the recipient’s name, address, and any special instructions for how the letter should be handled (like “Fragile” or “Express Delivery”). In the world of the web, headers work in the same way. They’re like those address labels on a letter, providing essential details about the request or response. Headers contain information about the data being sent between your browser and the web server, helping both sides understand how to handle the data properly. What Are Headers? In web communication, when you send a request to a server (like when you visit a website), your browser adds a bunch of information at the top of that request— the headers. These headers tell the server impor...