The Request Object receives the values that the client's browser passed to the server during an HTTP request. When you surf to an address that begins with HTTP, the server you're visiting treats that as an "HTTP request"; you are in fact "requesting" that a particular web page is displayed to you. The same applies to any http hyperlinks that you click. A lot more information is being passed back and forth, between your PC and the server of the site you're visiting, than you may be aware of. This chunk of data is called a "request object". Along with the URL you've requested, information about your browser, IP address, the last URL you visite..
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