HTTP extension
C23233
concept
An HTTP extension is an addition to the core HTTP protocol that introduces new headers, methods, or behaviors to support extra functionality while remaining compatible with existing HTTP infrastructure.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HTTP extension canonical | 2 |
| HTTP extension mechanism | 2 |
| Cross-origin resource sharing mechanism | 1 |
| HTTP header specification | 1 |
| HTTP method extension | 1 |
| HTTP protocol extension | 1 |
| HTTP protocol mechanism | 1 |
| WebDAV extension | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: HTTP extension
Generated description
An HTTP extension is an addition to the core HTTP protocol that introduces new headers, methods, or behaviors to support extra functionality while remaining compatible with existing HTTP infrastructure.
Instances (9)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| WebDAV | — |
| HTTP Strict Transport Security specification | HTTP header specification |
| CORS protocol | Cross-origin resource sharing mechanism |
| CORS processing model | HTTP extension mechanism |
| DeltaV | WebDAV extension |
| CONNECT-UDP | HTTP method extension |
| CONNECT-IP | — |
| HTTP Datagrams | HTTP extension mechanism |
| Upgrading to TLS Within HTTP/1.1 | HTTP protocol extension |