Term:
Uniform Resource Locator
Acronym:
URL
Definition:
This is the address used to find information on the Internet. This is what you type into the address bar of an Internet browser. Most often you will use a website’s domain name like www.topwebsitetips.com however a sites IP address can also be used.
A URL has two parts to the address; the first specifies the protocol to be used. The most common protocols currently in use are “ftp://” and “http://” The second part specifies the IP address or domain name.
The “ftp://” protocol is used to transfer files from one computer to the next. The “http://” protocol is used to deliver web pages in a readable fashion.
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