Difference between revisions of "Glossary/URL"
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Revision as of 01:04, 7 January 2011
A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is an address that points to where a website or file can be found on the Web.
At its simplest, a URL consists of:
- the protocol
- http://www.example.com
and
- the website's domain name
- http://www.example.com
A URL can also include:
- a directory or directories
- http://www.example.com/folder/file.txt
and
- a file name
- http://www.example.com/folder/file.txt