Definition

1. 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

1. the address of a web page on the world wide web