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Remove reference to schemes when describing same-origin requests #41151

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion files/en-us/web/http/reference/headers/referrer-policy/index.md
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Expand Up @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Referrer-Policy: unsafe-url
- : Send only the {{glossary("origin")}} in the {{HTTPHeader("Referer")}} header.
For example, a document at `https://example.com/page.html` will send the referrer `https://example.com/`.
- `origin-when-cross-origin`
- : When performing a {{glossary("Same-origin_policy", "same-origin")}} request to the same protocol level (HTTP→HTTP, HTTPS→HTTPS), send the {{glossary("origin")}}, path, and query string. Send only the origin for cross origin requests and requests to less secure destinations (HTTPS→HTTP).
- : When performing a {{glossary("Same-origin_policy", "same-origin")}} request, send the {{glossary("origin")}}, path, and query string. Send only the origin for cross origin requests and requests to less secure destinations (HTTPS→HTTP).
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This change comes from #9495 originally.

- `same-origin`
- : Send the {{glossary("origin")}}, path, and query string for {{glossary("Same-origin_policy", "same-origin")}} requests. Don't send the {{HTTPHeader("Referer")}} header for cross-origin requests.
- `strict-origin`
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