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Attributes are objects set by the server in a specific scope (request, session, etc.)

Parameters are always in the request scope and can only be strings. They are usually sent by the client to the server and are generated by the user (although it's also possible to call request.setParameter() on the server).

Different is the case of init parameters that are configured in the web.xml and can be global or servlet specific.