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URL, Uniform Resource Locator
URL, Uniform Resource Locator
A URL consists of the protocol that is to be used to access an internet resource. It can also be referred to as a domain name that identifies a particular computer on the web, a pathname, or a hierarchical description that specifies the location of a file on a computer.
One of the most common ways to access a website is to enter it’s URL in a web browser address bar. On the other hand, any file or program within a particular website can be specified by a URL. This could be a web page from a site that isn’t the home page, a common gateway interface application, or a Java applet.
Examples of a URL
When using HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol), a URL may look like this:
http://www.spamlaws.com
A URL for a specific image on a website may look like this:
www.spamlaws.com/image.jpg
A URL for a file that is intended to be downloaded via FTP (File Transfer Protocol) may look like this: ftp://spamlaws.com/document1/widgets.ps