mod_spdy
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mod_spdy is an Apache HTTP Server module developed by Google to add support for the SPDY (and later HTTP/2) protocol, improving web performance through features like multiplexing and header compression.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| mod_spdy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8816629 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: mod_spdy Context triple: [Apache HTTP Server, supportsExtensionModule, mod_spdy]
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A.
Apache HTTP Server (via mod_spdy and later modules)
Apache HTTP Server (via mod_spdy and later modules) is a widely used open-source web server that gained support for Google’s SPDY protocol and its successors through optional extension modules.
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B.
SPDY
SPDY is an experimental, now-deprecated web protocol developed by Google to speed up and secure HTTP traffic, which heavily influenced the design of HTTP/2.
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C.
mod_proxy
mod_proxy is an Apache HTTP Server module that provides proxy and gateway functionality, enabling features like load balancing, reverse proxying, and protocol tunneling for web applications.
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D.
lighttpd
lighttpd is a lightweight, high-performance open-source web server optimized for speed-critical and resource-constrained environments.
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E.
HTTP/2
HTTP/2 is a major revision of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol that introduced features like multiplexing, header compression, and server push to significantly improve web performance over HTTP/1.1.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: mod_spdy Target entity description: mod_spdy is an Apache HTTP Server module developed by Google to add support for the SPDY (and later HTTP/2) protocol, improving web performance through features like multiplexing and header compression.
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A.
Apache HTTP Server (via mod_spdy and later modules)
Apache HTTP Server (via mod_spdy and later modules) is a widely used open-source web server that gained support for Google’s SPDY protocol and its successors through optional extension modules.
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B.
SPDY
SPDY is an experimental, now-deprecated web protocol developed by Google to speed up and secure HTTP traffic, which heavily influenced the design of HTTP/2.
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C.
mod_proxy
mod_proxy is an Apache HTTP Server module that provides proxy and gateway functionality, enabling features like load balancing, reverse proxying, and protocol tunneling for web applications.
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D.
lighttpd
lighttpd is a lightweight, high-performance open-source web server optimized for speed-critical and resource-constrained environments.
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E.
HTTP/2
HTTP/2 is a major revision of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol that introduced features like multiplexing, header compression, and server push to significantly improve web performance over HTTP/1.1.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apache HTTP Server module
ⓘ
software component ⓘ |
| aim | experimental deployment of SPDY on Apache ⓘ |
| basedOn | SPDY protocol specification by Google ⓘ |
| category |
Apache HTTP Server modules
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Google software ⓘ deprecated network protocols implementation ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
Apache HTTP Server 2.2
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apache HTTP Server 2.4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| configuration |
controlled via Apache configuration directives
ⓘ
enabled via Apache LoadModule directive ⓘ |
| developer | Google ⓘ |
| discontinuationReason |
SPDY protocol deprecation in favor of HTTP/2
ⓘ
focus on HTTP/2 standardization in core servers and libraries ⓘ |
| discontinuedBy | Google NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution |
binary packages for popular Linux distributions
ⓘ
source code packages ⓘ |
| feature |
compressed HTTP headers
ⓘ
prioritized request handling ⓘ reduced round-trip times ⓘ single TCP connection for multiple HTTP streams ⓘ |
| implementsProtocol |
HTTP/2
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SPDY NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| license | Apache License 2.0 ⓘ |
| networkModel | client-server ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Linux
ⓘ
Unix-like systems ⓘ |
| optimizes |
HTTP request/response exchange
ⓘ
bandwidth usage ⓘ latency for web pages ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C++ ⓘ |
| protocolLayer | application layer ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
mod_http2
ⓘ
native HTTP/2 modules in web servers ⓘ |
| requires | OpenSSL or compatible TLS library ⓘ |
| securityModel | designed primarily for HTTPS traffic ⓘ |
| softwareGenre | web server extension ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
TLS-only transport for SPDY
ⓘ
header compression ⓘ multiplexing ⓘ server push ⓘ |
| targetSoftware | Apache HTTP Server NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| useCase |
improving web performance
ⓘ
optimizing HTTPS connections ⓘ reducing page load latency ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: mod_spdy Description of subject: mod_spdy is an Apache HTTP Server module developed by Google to add support for the SPDY (and later HTTP/2) protocol, improving web performance through features like multiplexing and header compression.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Apache HTTP Server