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Idempotent means that doing it once is the same as doing it more than once. This is standard terminology. The parent comment uses "safe" to mean doing it zero
by quietbritishjim 7y ago
Idempotent means that doing it once is the same as doing it more than once. This is standard terminology.
The parent comment uses "safe" to mean doing it zero times is the same as doing it once or more. This is not a definition I've heard before, but maybe it's common in this context. A more normal term would be "free of side effects".
- jlokier 7y ago"Safe" and "idempotent" have defined meanings in the HTTP standards, that's why I used those terms, and provided the RFC section that explains for anyone who cares to read more.