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A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a unique identifier used to locate resources on the Internet. It consists of multiple parts that tell a web browser how and where to retrieve a resource. A URL contains the protocol, resource name, and location. The protocol identifies the access method, such as HTTP or HTTPS. The location is specified by the domain name or IP address, and possibly subdomain. Parts of the URL include the protocol, host name, port, path, query parameters, and fragment.

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URL in HTML

A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a unique identifier used to locate resources on the Internet. It consists of multiple parts that tell a web browser how and where to retrieve a resource. A URL contains the protocol, resource name, and location. The protocol identifies the access method, such as HTTP or HTTPS. The location is specified by the domain name or IP address, and possibly subdomain. Parts of the URL include the protocol, host name, port, path, query parameters, and fragment.

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What is a URL?

A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a unique identifier used


to locate a resource on the Internet. It is also referred to as a
web address

URLs consist of multiple parts -- that tell a web


browser how and where to retrieve a resource.

How is a URL structured?


The URL contains the name of the protocol needed to access a
resource, as well as a resource name. The first part of a URL
identifies what protocol to use as the primary access medium.
The second part identifies the IP address or domain name -- and
possibly subdomain -- where the resource is located.
Parts of url
Parts of a URL

• The protocol or scheme. Used to access a resource


on the internet. Protocols include http, https, ftps,
mailto and file. The resource is reached through the
domain name system (DNS) name. In this example,
the protocol is https.
• Host name or domain name. The unique reference
the represents a webpage. For this example,
whatis.get.com.
• Port name. Usually not visible in URLs, but necessary. Always following a
colon, port 80 is the default port for web servers, but there are other
options. For example, :port80.
• Path. A path refers to a file or location on the web server. For this example,
search/query.
• Query. Found in the URL of dynamic pages. The query consists of a question
mark, followed by parameters. For this example, ?.
• Parameters. Pieces of information in a query string of a URL. Multiple
parameters can be separated by ampersands (&). For this example, q=URL.
• Fragment. This is an internal page reference, which refers to a section within
the webpage. It appears at the end of a URL and begins with a hashtag (#).
Although not in the example above, an example could be #history in the URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet#History.

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