Difference between revisions of "Glossary/URL"

Latest revision as of 12:24, 18 December 2013

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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-A '''URL''' ('''Uniform Resource Locator''') is an address that points to where a file can be found on the Web.
+< [[Glossary]]
-A URL consists of:
+==URL==
-* the {{def|protocol}},
+----
-** '''http://'''www.example.com/folder/file.txt
-* the {{def|Domain Name|domain name}} or computer name,
-** http://'''www.example.com'''/folder/file.txt
-* the file's directory(ies),
-** <nowiki>http://www.example.com</nowiki>'''/folder/'''file.txt
-* and the file's name.
-** <nowiki>http://www.example.com/folder/</nowiki>'''file.txt'''
-[[Category:AboutUs:Definition|URL]]
+A '''URL''' ('''U'''niform '''R'''esource '''L'''ocator) 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:
+:: <code><u>'''http://'''</u></code>
+: and the website's [[Glossary/Domain-name|domain name]]:
+:: <code><u>'''example.com'''</u></code>
+: to make the URL:
+:: <code><u><nowiki>http://example.com</nowiki></u></code>
+----
+A URL can also include:
+: A directory or directories:
+: <code><nowiki>http://www.example.com</nowiki>'''/folder/'''file.txt</code>
+: and
+: A file name:
+: <nowiki>http://www.example.com/folder/</nowiki>'''file.txt'''
+[[Category:AboutUs:Definition]]