Difference between revisions of "Glossary/URL"

(I like this formatting of it, what do others think?)
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At its simplest, a URL consists of:   
 
At its simplest, a URL consists of:   
: The protocol:  <code><u>'''http://'''</u>www.example.com</code>
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: The protocol:   
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:: <code><u>'''http://'''</u></code>
  
: and
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: and the website's [[Glossary/Domain-name|domain name]]: 
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:: <code><u>'''example.com'''</u></code>
  
: The website's [[Glossary/Domain-name|domain name]]:  <code><nowiki>http://www.</nowiki><u>'''example.com'''</u></code>
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: to make the URL:   
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:: <code><nowiki>http://example.com</nowiki></code>
  
 
A URL can also include:
 
A URL can also include:

Revision as of 21:46, 7 January 2011

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


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