Edge Cache (Fastly)
The Edge Cache is Fastly's distributed edge caching infrastructure that serves cached content from Fastly's Points of Presence (PoPs) around the world. Speed Kit stores its cached HTML documents and other assets in Fastly's Edge Cache, which enables ultra-fast content delivery to users regardless of their geographic location. This is one of the key components that enables Speed Kit's performance optimization.
Related web performance terms
- ETag
An ETag (entity tag) is an HTTP header that serves as a unique identifier for a specific version of a resource. It is a crucial mechanism for efficient cache validation.
- EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format)
EXIF is metadata embedded within image files (like JPEGs) that contains information such as the camera settings, date, time, and sometimes GPS location where the photo was taken.
- Early Hints (HTTP 103)
Early Hints (HTTP 103 response status) is a mechanism that allows the server to send resource hints to the browser before the final HTML response is ready.
- Element Timing
Element Timing is a browser API that allows you to measure when specific elements on a page are rendered. This is particularly useful for creating custom performance metrics when Google's standard…