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An HTTP response is a network message which is made of a body and metadata in the form of headers, according to HTTP specification. May also refer an HttpResponse class in software frameworks and libraries that automates relevant functionality

From W3C specification: 

   Response      = Status-Line               ;
                   *(( general-header        ;
                    | response-header        ;
                    | entity-header ) CRLF)  ;
                   CRLF
                   [ message-body ]          ;

See also:

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