What is the definition of URL

[Jessicajain]

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What is the definition of URL......?

[24x7servermanag]

URL used to specify the address of the web page. It is used to display the web-page which is loaded on that address. The format of the URL is generally looks like http or https://website_name/path.

http or https is the protocol while website name is the domain name which is given to your website and path specifies which directory you would like to access.

The URL which you used to write in the web-browser should be correct else it will return 404 error that is page un-available error.

[saurabh mathur]

URL stands for uniform resource locator which provides the way to locate a resource on the protocol web also the hypertext system that operates over the internet. It is basically then address that identifies a particular file on the internet. It also indicates the location of the resources on the internet as well as the protocol used to access it.

[davidsmith21]

A uniform asset locator (URL) will be the deliver of a asset on the web. A url demonstrates the area of a asset and additionally those protocol used to right it.

[RH-Calvin]

A URL (Uniform Resource Locator), as the name suggests, provides a way to locate a resource on the web, the hypertext system that operates over the internet. The URL contains the name of the protocol to be used to access the resource and a resource name. The first part of a URL identifies what protocol to use. The second part identifies the IP address or domain name where the resource is located.

[John-Smith]

Uniform Resource Locator: a protocol for specifying addresses on the Internet. an address that identifies a particular file on the Internet.

[jerryperes]

URL is stands on “Uniform Resource Locator”. It is the address of a specific webpage or website on the Internet.

Domain (https://easy.gr/en/domains)

[Nirala]

URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator.

[hostdens]

URL means Uniform Resource Locator

[Hostfinch]

URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator, and is used to specify addresses on the World Wide Web. A URL is the fundamental network ideentification for any resource connected to the web. URLs are Formed Based on the Industry/Business/Organization you are into. Top level Domain name is Important Field of URL. Always Pick a Unique and Short Domain name relevant to your Business.

[Lauraponting]

It is the address of a resource on the Internet to indicates the location of a resource as well as the protocol used to access it is called as URL.

[Anujsharma662]

URL is Uniformed Resource Locater. It is used for visiting website its also such as a website name. you can also visit on website using ip address but ip address is deficult to remember. So the solution is using website for locate a website.

[yuva12]

URL is an acronym for Uniform Resource Locator and is a reference (an address) to a resource on the Internet. A URL has two main components: Protocol identifier: For the URL http://example.com , the protocol identifier is http .

[jesica]

A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a unique identifier used to locate a resource on the Internet. It is also referred to as a web address.

[Hemanath]

A Uniform Resource Locator, colloquially termed a web address, is a reference to a web resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it. A URL is a specific type of Uniform Resource Identifier, although many people use the two terms interchangeably.

[Dazzle]

A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a unique identifier used to locate a resource on the Internet. It is also referred to as a web address. URLs consist of multiple parts -- including a protocol and domain name -- that tell a web browser how and where to retrieve a resource.
End users use URLs by typing them directly into the address bar of a browser or by clicking a hyperlink found on a webpage, bookmark list, in an email or from another application.

[SamHobbs]

An URL is a type of URI as defined by RFC 3986: Uniform Resource Identifier (URI): Generic Syntax (https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3986). URLs are defined by RFC 1738: Uniform Resource Locators (URL) (https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1738).

[taxiongo]

A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a unique identifier used to locate a resource on the Internet. It is also referred to as a web address. URLs consist of multiple parts including a protocol and domain name that tell a web browser how and where to retrieve a resource.

[SamHobbs]

A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a unique identifier used to locate a resource on the Internet. It is also referred to as a web address. URLs consist of multiple parts including a protocol and domain name that tell a web browser how and where to retrieve a resource.

I see that people tend to repeat the same thing many times here.

First, see BNF for specific URL schemes (https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1738#section-5).

The first part of an URL is officially called a scheme. The format of the rest of the URL depends on the scheme. For the HTTP scheme the rest of the URL is officially defined as:


httpurl = "http://" hostport [ "/" hpath [ "?" search ]]
hpath = hsegment *[ "/" hsegment ]
hsegment = *[ uchar | ";" | ":" | "@" | "&" | "=" ]
search = *[ uchar | ";" | ":" | "@" | "&" | "=" ]

Note that an URL can have a search portion at the end, beginning with a "?". I do not see any previous response mentioning the search portion.

Between the scheme and the search portion the BNF syntax specifies the format hostport/hpath. (Those names are not official names, they are like variable names in a program.) The hostport is the part that includes the domain name and optional port. The hpath is the part that has directory names. Some server software and websites do not use the path as directory names directly; some websites route the URL through a controller that changes the actual location of the resource in the server. When you see a website developer mention MVC they are talking about Model View Controller and the controller part determines where each web page actually comes from. A Single Page Application (SPA) is another example of the path being used to change the actual location of where the web page comes from.

[onroadztours]

Uniform Resource Locator (URL) ths used for locate the address in internet