URLs

Browser bar contents

URLs are web addresses—the strings of text that locate resources on the internet: Copy the URL and paste it into your browser.

The acronym stands for Uniform Resource Locator.

URLs typically begin with a protocol (http, https) followed by a domain name and path.

In casual use, URL often refers to any web link: I'll send you the URL.

browsing

browser

Web access program

history · clicking · loading · refresh · copy-paste · share · open · visit · enter · type

structure

link

Point of connection

  • addressSpeak to formally
  • anchorSecures ships to seabed
  • hrefHyperlink destination attribute

hyperlink · backlink · deep link · external link · internal link · hash · extension · directory · index

technical

Uniform Resource Locator

Web page address string

  • URIResource identification string
  • HTTPWeb data transmission standard
  • HTTPSEncrypted browsing standard

FTP · protocol · domain · subdomain · TLD · DNS · IP address · path · parameter · fragment

sharing

link sharing

Passing along web addresses

  • TinyURLLink-shortening service
  • QR codeTwo-dimensional scannable data pattern
  • embedFix within surrounding material

clipboard · social sharing · referral link · affiliate link · shareable · viral

Categories
Opposites
information access method

URLshardcopy

Printed physical document

analog media · oral tradition

networked vs local

URLshard copies

Physical printed documents

physical media

Phrases
Family

URL

Familiarity
Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G