Glossary/URL

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A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is the an address on the Internet which identifies the location of a file on the Internet. A URL is made up of:

  • the protocol,
    • http://www.example.com/folder/file.txt
  • the domain name or computer name,
    • http://www.example.com/folder/file.txt
  • the file's directory(ies),
    • http://www.example.com/folder/file.txt
  • and the file's name.
    • http://www.example.com/folder/file.txt

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