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 # Fetchable
+
+A standard type interface for request entry-point ES modules.
+
+Platforms, runtimes, frameworks, and other tools may implement or accept this interface
+in order to interoperate with one another.
+
+```ts
+interface Fetchable {
+  default: {
+    fetch(request: Request, ...extra: unknown[]): Promise<Response> | Response;
+  };
+}
+```
+
+See the spec at [fetchable.org](https://fetchable.org) for the full definition and more details.