The term "Request-URI" is defined by the HTTP standard (RFC 2616, §5.1.2), and refers to the URL as it is given in the actual HTTP request. In normal HTTP requests, the URL scheme and host have already been handled by the time the request is sent (and the URL fragment does not exist at the HTTP protocol level at all), meaning the Request-URI ... More @Wikipedia
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