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title: Life of a Request: The Fast Lane - Caching and Smart Routing
description: After your request hits Cloudflare's secure network at the nearest data center where it's checked for security threats with a clean bill of health, it's time to get it to its destination at lightning speed.
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/cf-twitter-card.png
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# Life of a Request: The Fast Lane - Caching and Smart Routing

After your request hits Cloudflare's secure network at the nearest data center where it's checked for security threats with a clean bill of health, it's time to get it to its destination at lightning speed.

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