URL

abbreviation for

, 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.

URL

abbreviation for

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

URL

/ 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 ).

URL

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of URL¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

“Somebody suggested [we give him] a $1,000 baseball signed by Mickey Mantle [in exchange for the URL],” Robinson told me.

From The Daily Beast

Rozendaal hit on the closest thing to an object that the Internet has to offer—the unique URL—and made that his art.

From The Daily Beast

Its URL now leads web users to a statement from the Vice's editors who say they "apologize to anyone who was hurt or offended."

From The Daily Beast

To get there, says Gawker, you have to download some kind of anonymizing software first and then visit this URL.

From The Daily Beast

Paou addressed himself in an angry tone to Shih-Url, and said: 'I advise you to submit: will you not follow my advice?

From Project Gutenberg

Neaou shĭh url was struck with amazement, and his courage left him.

From Project Gutenberg

Neaou shĭh url was so weakened that he could scarcely make any opposition.

From Project Gutenberg

Shih-Url was struck with amazement, and his courage left him.

From Project Gutenberg

Shih-Url was so weakened that he could scarcely make any opposition.

From Project Gutenberg