Question:
what is URL?
2006-05-29 01:14:36 UTC
i am on yahoo 360 trying to set up i am doing a blast message it wants to know what is the blast link URL?
Four answers:
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2006-05-29 01:21:55 UTC
URL is Uniform Resource Locator

it is a address of particular webpage link.

for example

http://music.yahoo.com/

is a URL by which u can go directly to yahoo music.
qimyi_lee
2006-05-29 01:19:47 UTC
A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is a string of characters conforming to a standardized format, which refers to a resource on the Internet (such as a document or an image) by its location.
Avio
2006-05-29 01:22:14 UTC
It is the acronym for Universal Resource Locator. This is the address that you type to retrieve a website.

E.G: http://www.yahoo.com



The basic componets are the Hyper text transfer protocol(http) and the world wide web (www)alongwith the domain name (Yahoo.com). These constitutes the URL.
jen_seemore
2006-05-29 01:15:24 UTC
Definitions of URL on the Web:



* An acronym for "Uniform Resource Locator," this is the address of a resource on the Internet. World Wide Web URLs begin with http://

www.valpo.edu/library/jargon.html



* The Uniform Resource Locator is the address of a resource available on the Internet. Example: the URL for the Library home page is: http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au

www.lib.latrobe.edu.au/libskills/main/webzglos.htm



* Universal Resource Locator. An Internet World Wide Web Address.

www.orafaq.com/glossary/faqglosu.htm



* Uniform Resource Locator; an address that specifies the location of a file on the Internet (eg http://library.wur.nl/).

library.wur.nl/desktop/help/faq_glossary.html



* Uniform Resource Locator - The set of URI schemes that have explicit instructions on how to access a resource on the Internet.

www.synchronica.com/syncml-technical/syncml-glossary.html



* (Uniform Resource Locator) -- The standard way to give the address of any resource on the Internet that is part of the World Wide Web (WWW). A URL looks like this: http://www.yahoo.com/

www.free-web-site-hosting.biz/web-hosting-glossary.html



* Universal Resource Locator.

www.patrickgavin.com/SEO-Glossary.htm



* Uniform Resource Locator, an HTTP address used by the World Wide Web to specify a certain site. This is the unique identifier, or address, of a web page on the internet. URL can be pronounced "you-are-ell" or "earl." It is how web pages, ftp's, gophers, newsgroups and even some email boxes are located.

smartbizconnection.com/advertising_glossary_index.htm



* Uniform Resource Locator: The unique, identifying address of any particular page on the Web.

advertise.sympatico.msn.ca/Glossary/



* Uniform Resource Locator is a text-based address used to identify specific resources on the Internet, such as web pages. The Eastern Shores URL is http://www.esls.lib.wi.us

www.esls.lib.wi.us/glossary.html



* Uniform Resource Locator; the address used to locate a site on the World Wide Web.

highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072407611/student_view0/glossary.html



* The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) provides a way of uniquely specifying the address of any document on the Internet. This is the lynchpin of WWW's embedded linking. The typical URL specifies the method used to access the resource (the protocol), the name of the host computer on which it is located, and the path of the resource, eg http://www.terena.nl/gnrt/websearch/index.html The protocol specified in this example is http (HyperText Transfer Protocol), the protocol of the World Wide Web. ...

www.acad.bg/beginner/gnrt/appendix/glossary.html



* Uniform Resource Locator. An Internet address (for example, http://www.CT.gov/dmv), usually consisting of the access protocol (http), the domain name (www.CT.gov), and optionally the path to a file or resource residing on that server (dmv).

www.ct.gov/cpi/cwp/view.asp



* Universal Resource Locater, an address of an Internet resource

cumc.columbia.edu/news/journal/journal-o/archives/jour_v15n3_0017.html



* Short for Uniform Resource Locator. A string of characters used to uniquely identify a page of information on the WWW. This information is used by browser software to find other WWW, FTP, telnet, gopher, etc. sites on the Internet.

www.education-world.com/help/glossary.shtml



* Uniform Resource Locator, server and path information used in an HTML-coded source file to locate another document

www.muelec.fpms.ac.be/home/mosaic/MBook_53.html



* Abbreviation of Uniform Resource Locator, the global address of documents and other resources on the World Wide Web. The first part of the address indicates what protocol to use, and the second part specifies the IP address or the domain name where the resource is located.

swhs.springbranchisd.com/faculty/Technology/terms.htm



* The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is the address of a web site page or document on the Internet. Every URL is unique in its location.

www.streamium.com/support/glossary.cfm



* (Uniform Resource Locator) The address that defines the route to a file on the Web or any other Internet facility.

www.bradycommunications.com/perspectives/glossary.aspx



* This is the abbreviation for Uniform Resource Locator, the addressing system used in the World Wide Web and other Internet resources. The URL contains information about the method of access, the server to be accessed and the path of any file to be accessed.

www.paweb.net/webglossary.htm



* Stands for "Uniform Resource Locator." The "URL" is the "address" of a webpage. For example, the "URL" or address of the my home page is http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/6658/

www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/6658/def.html



* Uniform Resource Locator. The "address" of a website.

www.state.tn.us/guidelines/d.html



* Uniform Resource Locator. The address of a file or resource accessible on the Internet.

www.pacific.net.au/customer_support/glossary/



* Universal Resource Locator. An address that can specify any Internet resource uniquely. The beginning of the address indicates the type of resource: http: for Web pages, ftp: for file transfers or mailto: for e-mail addresses.

www.botics.com/marketing/seo_glossary.htm



* A string, structured according to the syntax of Internet Engineering Task Force RFC 1738, that specifies the location of a resource on the Internet such as a file, an image or a downloadable document. A URL includes the type of naming scheme employed (http, ftp, telnet, news, file, etc.), a separating colon, the location of the host, and a path to the resource. URLs may be either absolute (containing the entire address of the resource) or relative (containing only a part of the address). ...

www.loc.gov/ead/ag/agappf.html



* the address of a web page on the world wide web

wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn



* A Uniform Resource Locator, URL (either pronounced as "earl" — IPA: (American) or (British) — or spelled out), or Web address, is a standardized address name layout for some resource (such as a document or image) on the Internet (or elsewhere). First created by Tim Berners-Lee for use on the World Wide Web, the currently used forms are detailed by Internet standard RFC 1738.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL


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