uniform resource locator
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Definition
- Noun:
- A standardized address for a resource on the internet: A "uniform resource locator" is a specific character string that provides the complete address and access method for a document or other resource on the World Wide Web. It is the global address of documents and other resources on the web.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Please type the uniform resource locator into your browser's address bar to visit the website.
- The email contained a clickable uniform resource locator that directed users to the registration page.
- A uniform resource locator typically begins with a protocol like
http://orhttps://.
Advanced Usage
- Technical Specification: In technical contexts, a "uniform resource locator" is defined as a specific type of Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) that specifies both the location of a resource and the primary mechanism for retrieving it.
- The system parses the uniform resource locator to determine the correct network protocol to use.
Variants and Related Words
- URL (noun): The common, abbreviated form of "uniform resource locator." This is the standard term used in everyday language.
- The URL for the homepage is bookmarked in my browser.
- Web address (noun): A common, non-technical synonym for a URL or uniform resource locator.
- What's the web address for that online store?
- Link (noun): While often used interchangeably in casual speech, a "link" (short for hyperlink) typically refers to the clickable element containing a URL, not the address string itself.
- Click on the link to follow the uniform resource locator.
Synonyms
- Web address: The location of a website or file on the internet.
- Internet address: A general term for an address used on the internet.
Related Phrases
- To enter a URL: To type a uniform resource locator into a browser.
- You can enter the URL manually if the link is broken.
- To resolve a URL: The process by which a browser or other client finds the IP address associated with a domain name in a uniform resource locator.
- The browser must resolve the URL before it can load the page.
- URL shortening: The technique of creating a short, alternate uniform resource locator that redirects to a longer original URL.
- They used a URL shortening service to make the link easier to share on social media.
Noun
- the address of a web page on the world wide web