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'''URL''' is an abbreviation for '''Uniform Resource Locator'''. It was previously known as the '''Universal Resource Locator''' and is a type of Uniform Resource Identifier. The URL is a unique address or file path that represents the location of a file on the internet and also specifies the method to retrieve the resource from the location. URL is often confused with [[URI]], which is a unique identifier of a resource on the internet. A URL is a type of URI like a [[URN]] (Uniform Resource Name) which is a unique name of a resource.  

'''URL''' is an abbreviation for '''Uniform Resource Locator'''. It was previously known as the '''Universal Resource Locator''' and is a type of Uniform Resource Identifier. The URL is a unique address or file path that represents the location of a file on the internet and also specifies the method to retrieve the resource from the location. URL is often confused with [[URI]], which is a unique identifier of a resource on the internet. A URL is a type of URI like a [[URN]] (Uniform Resource Name) which is a unique name of a resource.  

   

   

Every website on the internet has a unique URL, which can be entered in the address bar of a web browser to access and view it. Any other file or resource such as an image file, web (HTML) page other than the home page, Java applet and even a program such as a Common Gateway Interface (CGI) application inside a website can also be accessed using a URL.

Every website on the internet has a unique URL, which can be entered into the address bar of a web browser to access and view it. Any other file or resource such as an image file, web (HTML) page other than the home page, Java applet and even a programs imbedded inside a site, such as a Common Gateway Interface (CGI) application, can also be accessed using a URL.

   

   

The URL consists of a protocol that tells the web browser how to retrieve the file or a resource; a domain name which identifies a specific computer on the Internet; and a pathname, a hierarchical description, which specifies the location of the particular file on the computer. A computer referred here can also be called a web server which stores web pages and files associated with them and provide them to clients (web browsers) when a request is made in the form of accessing a URL.

The URL consists of a protocol that tells the web browser how to retrieve the file or a resource; a domain name which identifies a specific computer on the Internet; and a pathname, a hierarchical description, which specifies the location of the particular file on the computer. A computer referred here can also be called a web server which stores web pages and files associated with them and provide them to clients (web browsers) when a request is made in the form of accessing a URL.

   

   

== Syntax ==

== Syntax ==

A typical URL can be of the following manner;

A typical URL can be of the following manner:

   

   

<big><code><nowiki>http://www.abcd.org/def/def1234.txt</nowiki></code></big>

<big><code><nowiki>http://www.abcd.org/def/def1234.txt</nowiki></code></big>