-Revalidation is a caching mechanism that checks the [freshness](/cache/concepts/retention-vs-freshness/#freshness-ttl) of cached data before serving it to users. If a cached object is no longer fresh and Cloudflare receives a request for it, the system makes a request to the origin to revalidate the object in the Cloudflare cache. By using headers like `If-Modified-Since` and `ETag`, Cloudflare validates content without fully re-fetching it. When these headers are missing, Smart Edge Revalidation generates a `Last-Modified` header, ensuring efficient updates and delivery of fresh content while reducing origin traffic.
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