URL is an acronym that stands for Uniform Resource Locator a standard way to specify the location of an electronic resource.
URL a common identifier used on the Web, URLs are absolute when the full path to the resource is indicated, and relative when a partial path is given that needs to be evaluated in relation who a base URL.
The definition of a URL is derived from concepts introduce by the World Wide Web Global Information Initiative that have been in use since 1990. It is defined in Request for Comment (RFC) 1738, which was published in December 1994.
URLs make internet resources available to different internet protocol. It is very convenient, succinct way to direct people and applications to a file or other electronic resource.
It consists of letters, numbers and punctuation. The basic structure of URL is hierarchial and the hierarchy moves from left to right.
What are URLs – Uniform Resource Locator?
