= Content delivery network
= CDN
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A <content delivery network> uses delivery infrastructure, often at multiple locations, to supply content and direct requests to suitable delivery <endpoints>. It can retain objects through <caching> or retrieve them from an origin. Distribution across sites does not imply that those sites have independent administrative control.<Framework for Content Distribution Network Interconnection (RFC 7336)>[§1.2 and §2.1: reference model and request redirection]{ref}
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