!!! Overview[1]
[{$pagename}] is a [HTTP Method] which returns the HTTP methods that the server supports for the specified [URL]. 


[{$pagename}] can be used to check the functionality of a web server by requesting '*' instead of a specific [resource].

!! More Information
There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:
[{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }]
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* [#1] - [Request methods|Wikipedia:Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol#Request_methods|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2016-05-21- 
* [#2] - [OPTIONS|https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Methods/OPTIONS|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2019-08-24