What is a PREFLIGHT REQUEST? And how is it relevant to CORS?

Prelighted requests is a concept the browser implements when working with CORS. But what exactly does this mean, and why does the browser even do it? I explain that in this video.

Timestamp:
00:00 Recap on CORS
03:41 Simple vs Preflighted requests
09:20 Why send a preflight request

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