Quick summary
- Term
- URL
- Plain-English definition
- A URL is the full address of a web resource.
- Technical definition
- A URL is the full address of a web resource.
- Commonly confused with
- Related domain, DNS, registrar, API, or agent-infrastructure terms.
Definition
A URL is the full address of a web resource.
Why it matters
URLs combine protocol, domain, path, and sometimes query parameters to locate web pages and services.