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A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is an address that points to where a website or file can be found on the Web.

At its simplest, a URL consists of:

The protocol:

http://

and the website's domain name:

example.com

to make the URL:

http://example.com

A URL can also include:

A directory or directories:

http://www.example.com/folder/file.txt

and

A file name:

http://www.example.com/folder/file.txt