URL


Computers.

Uniform Resource Locator: a protocol for specifying addresses on the Internet.
an address that identifies a particular file on the Internet, usually consisting of the protocol, as http, followed by the domain name.

British Dictionary definitions for uniform resource locator

URL

abbreviation for

uniform resource locator; a standardized address of a location on the internet, esp on the World Wide Web

Scientific definitions for uniform resource locator (1 of 2)

uniform resource locator
[ yōōnə-fôrm′ ]

See URL.

Scientific definitions for uniform resource locator (2 of 2)

URL
[ yōō′är-ĕl ]

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

Cultural definitions for uniform resource locator

URL

An abbreviation for Universal Resource Locator, a title that refers to the formal address of a document on the Internet.