Uniform Resource Locator

A Uniform Resource Locator, URL (spelled out as an acronym, not pronounced as 'earl'), or Web address, is a standardized address name layout for resources (such as documents or images) 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. It is also known as Universal Resource Locator http://www.orafaq.com/glossary/faqglosu.htm,http://www.patrickgavin.com/SEO-Glossary.htm,http://www.wda.org/Public/help/glossary.htm.

Related Topics:
Internet - Tim Berners-Lee - World Wide Web - Internet standard

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The URL was a fundamental innovation in the

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history of the Internet.

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The syntax is designed to be generic, extensible, and able to express addresses in any character set using a limited subset of ASCII characters (for instance, whitespace is never used in a URL).

Related Topics:
ASCII - Whitespace

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URLs are classified by the "scheme" which typically identifies the network protocol used to retrieve the resource over a computer network.

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