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An HTTP accelerator is a server-side program that compresses certain types of files before they are sent to a user's computer.[1] According to some, HTTP acceleration can speed up access times for certain files by up to 90%. According to Frederick Townes, many website hosts do not support HTTP acceleration in order to increase their clients' usage - and thus their revenue.[1]

See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Http_proxy

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