Media types (MIME types) — multipart/byteranges
The multipart/byteranges MIME type is used to send partial responses to the browser.
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The multipart/byteranges MIME type is used to send partial responses to the browser.
When the {{HTTPStatus("206", "206 Partial Content")}} status code is sent, this MIME type indicates that the document is composed of several parts, one for each of the requested ranges. Like other multipart types, the {{HTTPHeader("Content-Type")}} uses a boundary to separate the pieces. Each piece has a {{HTTPHeader("Content-Type")}} header with its actual type and a {{HTTPHeader("Content-Range")}} of the range it represents.
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