Multiple choice technology programming languages

Which of the HTTP methods below is not considered to be "idempotent"?

  1. GET

  2. TRACE

  3. POST

  4. HEAD

  5. OPTIONS

  6. SERVICE
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Explanation

HTTP methods are idempotent if multiple identical requests have the same effect as a single request. GET, HEAD, OPTIONS, TRACE, and PUT are idempotent. POST is NOT idempotent - submitting the same POST request multiple times can create multiple resources or change state multiple times (e.g., placing an order twice).

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