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

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

Atlas also has a few clever privacy-protecting settings: a blocklist for sites the agent can’t go to and a toggle in the URL bar to prevent ChatGPT from seeing the page while you prompt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Whereas yesteryear web browsers accessed the internet through a URL and search box, future internet access will be through the chat experience and a web browser, Altman said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

On the new computer, I typed the URL Cathy provided me into the browser.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025

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

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai