universal resource locator
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Definition
- Noun:
- The address of a web page on the world wide web: A standardized character string (a type of Uniform Resource Identifier or URI) that specifies the location of a resource, such as a website or a file, on the internet and the method for retrieving it.
Usage
- A universal resource locator is typed into the address bar of a web browser to navigate to a specific online page or resource.
- It is commonly abbreviated as URL.
Examples
Advanced Usage
- URL Structure: A typical universal resource locator consists of several parts, including the protocol (e.g., , ), the domain name, and optionally a path to a specific page or file.
- Analyzing the universal resource locator can tell you about the site's security and content structure.
Variants and Related Words
- URL (noun): The universal, standard abbreviation for "universal resource locator."
- The URL was broken and returned a 404 error.
- Web address (noun): A common, informal synonym for a universal resource locator.
- What's the web address for your blog?
- Uniform Resource Locator (noun): A technically precise synonym; "Uniform" is often used interchangeably with "Universal" in this context.
- The specification defines the syntax for a Uniform Resource Locator.
Synonyms
- Web address: A common, user-friendly term for a universal resource locator.
- Link: Informally used to refer to a universal resource locator, especially one that is clickable.
Related Phrases
- To type in a URL: The action of entering a universal resource locator into a browser.
- You can access the form by typing in the URL directly.
- To share a URL: The action of sending a universal resource locator to someone else.
- He shared the URL via a messaging app.
- Broken URL: A universal resource locator that no longer points to a valid resource.
- The article contained several broken URLs.
Noun
- the address of a web page on the world wide web