URL Full Meaning
URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator, popularly referred to as web address is a reference to a web resource that describes its location on a computer network and a procedure for restoring it. A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is a unique form of Uniform Resource Identifier, although many people use both the term interchangeably. URL most commonly occurs with reference to web pages (http) but is also used for file transfer (ftp), email (mailto), database access (JDBC), and many applications.
The URL of a webpage in most of the web browsers is shown above the page in an address bar. A typical URL occurs in the form of http://www.example.com/index.html which represents a protocol (http), a hostname (www.example.com), and a file name (index.html).
What is the Full Form of URL?
The URL full form is Uniform Resource Locator. URL is the link address on the internet. The term URL was introduced in 1994 by Tim Berners -Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web. The URL is an address or string of characters that are used to browse the internet data. The URL is a form of Uniform Resource Identifier (URI).
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URL Information
The following information is included in the URL:
Name of The Protocol - A colon followed by a double slash: (//)
IP address or Hostname (Name of the domain)
A colon followed by the port number
The File’s path
A URL can be included manually by typing it in the address bar of your web browser. If the URL does not have a valid server, a browser may display as ‘server not found error' and if the path in the URL is incorrect the browser may display as ‘error 404 pages not found'. A URL does not include space and uses forward slashes to represent different directories. So slashes and underscores are used to separate the words of the web address.
URL Syntax
The basic syntax of URL looks as shown below:
Protocol://hostname/ Resource path or filename
Here,
Protocol
It is the starting point of any URL. It is defined as the basic set of rules that helps electronic devices to communicate together. In short, it tells the search engines to form interrelationships over specific protocols (such as http:// or https://).
Hostname
The hostname represents the server name on the network.
Domain Name
It represents the path of the file (pathname or filename) on the server.
All these components jointly form the URL structure.
Example
A simple example of a URL is represented below:
http://www.example.com/index.html
In the above example:
Protocol - http
The domain name or hostname - www.example.com
Resource path ( or File/ Filename) - index.html
What are the Characters That are Not Used in URL?
Space is not at all allowed in the URL. Also, it is important to observe as recorded in RFC 1738, the URL string can only contain alphanumeric characters and characters !$-+*'(). Any other characters that are used in the URL must be encoded.
URL And URI Difference
FAQs on URL Full Form
Q1. Define URL.
Ans. A URL is a shortened form of Uniform Resource Locator and is a reference (an address) to a resource on the internet. The two components of URL are:
Protocol Identifier: The protocol identifier for the URL http://example.com is http.
Resource Name: The resource name for the URL http://example.com is example.com.
Q2. Where is the URL Located?
Ans. A URL is located at the top of the browser window in the address bar or Omnibox ( An address bar in a web browser that can also accept certain test documents) depending on your browser window. On desktop computers and laptops, the URL is always visible unless your browser is being displayed in full screen. In the smartphone and tablet browser, the address bar containing the URL will disappear as you scroll down and only the domain is shown when visible. Scroll up the page in the absence of an address bar. if only the domain is visible, clicking on the address bar exhibits the complete address.
Q3. What are the 5 Parts of a URL?
Ans. The five parts of a URL are:
Protocol
Sub- Domain
Top-Level Domain
Domain Name
File Path
