what does curl do in terminal code example

Example 1: curl command

#usage:
curl <url>
#it returns the raw text of the page (or anything else) at <url> in the internet
#to stdout
#examples:
#put the output into <file>
curl <url> > <file>
#to search for <pattern>
curl <url> | grep /<pattern>/
#to uncompress the output
curl <url> | gunzip

#you get the hang of it.

#helpful if you are testing a server :)
#be sure to be on bash or powershell!

Example 2: curl command

curl --header "Authorization: key=AAAAbh_xxx-nI:APBAwd91bGn1OssamQlG4R1v84yXOv-6oynz1i4eNltzQLd5ojIiFSHvnCFHJyA33QcRfeAMa5As2mjfEjkRA_XA-YM8gsqEQssm3Ykrn8FSBEwwwkot5KPWY0zMefYB1RZj1ZlZfsWy" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"to": "f8UQCp0VHqCrBR0Yeiwx0:APA91bHuqLN7Wp40U2Wt8LS3VcRipttiViYF4TXHKP1Rusdov542XEgUYaVk9GIAEM3Q2kHcME5D85BsyWg7vk3H3oLhKJdNQLSNyoxzfnhGAvuQo4BiTZ43sIdVGQ7t86WQDn6s9HBj", "data": {"status": "New information!!!"}}' https://fcm.googleapis.com/fcm/send