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Hilarious. I feel like referer looks correct now, having seen it so often.

• jsheard 2y ago
  Except now there's also the "Referrer-Policy" header, which is spelled correctly. I wonder if the spec committee debated calling it Referer-Policy for consistency.
  • k1t 2y ago
    Personally, I would have, since it refers to the Referer header it seems like it should follow the same spelling. It would be like CSS having a "color" attribute, but then doing something like "default-colour".
    • dullcrisp 2y ago
      It’s actually more like CSS having a “colr” attribute and then doing something like “default-color”.
      • k1t 2y ago
        I think that depends on whether or not you consider 'color' to be the correct spelling? :)
      • bogdan 2y ago
        Guess you're not British then :)
    • varun_ch 2y ago
      Exactly, a Referer on the web is its own thing now. Referrer should be considered a typo if you’re referring to the Referer header.
      • tyleo 2y ago
        They are paving a way to release a third spelling in the next update :p
        • InsideOutSanta 2y ago
          If they just spelled it Refera, they could save another byte.
          • bdhcuidbebe 2y ago
            Reefa