What does a Google Error 400 (Bad Request) - Malformed Request mean?

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What does a Google Error 400 (Bad Request) - Malformed Request mean?
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A Google Error 400 (Bad Request) - Malformed Request indicates that the server (Google) couldn't understand the request sent by your browser. This usually happens because the request is incorrectly formatted, contains invalid characters, or is too large. It's a client-side error, meaning the problem originates with what *you* are sending to Google, not with Google's servers themselves.