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Network request

Meaning in mobile app development, with examples

nounCommon term

In mobile app development, network request means: A message an app sends over the internet to a server, for example to load a list or save a form, together with the response it waits for.

In Turkish: ağ isteği, network isteği

How it is used

Developers make, cancel and retry network requests, set timeouts and show loading states. On iOS they usually use URLSession, on Android libraries such as Retrofit and OkHttp. iOS blocks plain HTTP by default through App Transport Security, so requests normally use HTTPS.

Example sentences

  1. The home screen makes twelve network requests at launch; let's combine some of them.

  2. Retry the network request when the connection comes back.

Common collocations

  • make a network request
  • cancel a network request
  • retry the request
  • request timeout
  • APIApplication programming interface: a defined way for programs to talk to each other; in mobile work, usually the server endpoints an app calls to get and send data.
  • cacheA temporary store of data, such as images or API responses, kept on the device so the app can show it again quickly without downloading it.
  • offline modeA way of working in which an app stays usable without an internet connection, showing saved data and sending changes later when the connection returns.
  • main threadThe thread on which an app draws its interface and handles user input; if slow work runs there, the app freezes and stops responding.

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