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URL

American  

abbreviation

Computers.

1. Uniform Resource Locator: a protocol for specifying addresses on the internet.

2. an address that identifies a particular file on the internet, usually consisting of the protocol, as http, followed by the domain name.

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URL British  

abbreviation

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

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URL Scientific  

/ yo̅o̅′är-ĕl′ /

1. 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).

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URL Cultural  

1. An abbreviation for U niversal R esource L ocator, a title that refers to the formal address of a document on the Internet.

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Etymology

Origin of URL

First recorded in 1990–95

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Example Sentences

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URL

“The URL is still ‘AI.gov,’ though, with ‘SI.gov’ leading to an error page,” Axios reported, which Salon confirmed.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

You will always be able to determine whether it is or not by looking at the URL: Federal government sites end in “.gov.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

On Feb. 18, Ms. Russell replied: “Reminder that you can search over 250k news articles for AI slop at . . .” followed by the URL of the Maryland study’s database.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

An attempt was made to access the URL as early as 05:16.

From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025

He turned back to the computer and typed in the URL for Virgin Atlantic.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

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