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What is the full form of URL?

Full form of URL: Here, we are going to learn about the URL, full form of URL, overview, detailed description of a URL. By Anushree Goswami Last updated : March 26, 2024

URL: Uniform Resource Locator

URL is an abbreviation of Uniform Resource Locator. Uniform Resource Locator which is informally or casually known as a web address is addressed as a resource of the web, which can be a particular webpage or any type of content file, on the internet. It is called a web address when it is in use in a link with http.

In 1994, it was designed and developed by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web. URL is a particular character web string that is used to access data and content from the World Wide Web. It is a distinct type of Uniform Resource Identifier (URL).

What informations do URL contain?

Each URL carries the information which is given in the following points,

• The scheme name or protocol
• A colon, two slashes
• A host commonly called a domain name but sometimes as a literal IP address
• A colon followed by a port number
• The complete path of the resource

Parts of a URL

The URL carries,

• Protocol: http
• Host or Domain: www.google.com
• Resource path: /full-form

In a web browser, A URL can be put into the address bar by typing it manually by the user. There may be situations that arise when a browser may put on show a "Server not found" error because of the URL which does not hold a valid server or the browser sometimes may put on show a "404 error" because of the path of resource in the erroneous URL. A URL to depict distinct directories does not carry spaces and uses forward slashes. So, to discrete the terms of the address of the web, dashes, and underscores are used.

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What is URI?

URI is an abbreviation of Uniform Resource Identifier. Uniform Resource Identifier is a collective term inclusively for every identity and address which displays objects on the World Wide Web. It is normally an order of characters which unequivocally identifies a logical resource or the identity and address of a directory file or resource in an invariable arrangement.

A URI can be divided into two categories,

1. Uniform Resource Locator:
   Uniform Resource Locator which is informally or casually known as a web address is addressed as a resource of the web, which can be a particular webpage or any type of content file, on the internet.
2. Uniform Resource Names:
   A uniform resource name is a resource of the Internet with an invariably fixed name that continues to exist rational even if its data is transferred to another location.