URL -- Universal Resource Locator

A URL is the item included in the location box of your browser and on almost every ad you see! A URL has this form:

http://www.udel.edu/sine/edst667/syllabus.html

Each part of the URL has a special meaning:

  • http:// - the protocol to be used in sending a message
  • www.udel.edu - the Web server (computer) that will be answering the message
  • /sine/edst667/syllabus.html - the complete path to the file (Web page) that is requested
 Webopaedia Definition of URL

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