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  web address

  noun

  URL.
• Web address
  Web address

  The location on the Internet of a certain company, server, or file. (See URL.)

web address

American  

Or Web address

noun

web addresses plural

1. Computers. URL.

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web address British  

noun

1. computing another name for URL

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Web address Cultural  

1. The location on the Internet of a certain company, server, or file. (See URL.)

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• web addresses
  plural

Etymology

Origin of web address

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

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web address Web address

From his office computer in California, he went to deepseek.com—the same web address his friend in China had used—pasted in the rebuttal, and asked the bot to verify each claim.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

A good sign is if it the web address ends with .pharmacy.

From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026

These scams copy the retailer’s web address and site layout and install malware on a victim’s device.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 24, 2023

One web address, npc.ai, was sold for $250,000 this year, while another, service.ai, went for $127,500, according to one report.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2023

I quickly type in the web address for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms that’s listed on the board.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

Epik offered one such service, alongside its role as a domain registrar, selling the right to use a particular Web address.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2021

The little padlock next to a Web address indicates the connection is encrypted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2015

If the Web address of an online journal matches its official record on Web of Science, then you could be confident that it’s the real deal.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 19, 2015

CCR — whose Web address is www.cancercanrock.org — is a foundation that allows musicians with cancer to record a song for posterity, with the help of professional musicians, producers and engineers.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2015

I take the folded Web address out of my pocket and head into my mom’s office, where we keep the computer.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass