URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
n. (Computers) string of characters which defines the location of a file or program on the Internet | ||||
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URL Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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URL
/U-R-L/ or /erl/ n. Uniform Resource Locator, an address widget that identifies a document or resource on the World Wide Web. This entry is here primarily to record the fact that the term is commonly pronounced both /erl/, and /U-R-L/ (the latter predominates in more formal contexts).
/U-R-L/ or /erl/ n. Uniform Resource Locator, an address widget that identifies a document or resource on the World Wide Web. This entry is here primarily to record the fact that the term is commonly pronounced both /erl/, and /U-R-L/ (the latter predominates in more formal contexts).
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Uniform Resource Locator
Uniform Resource Locator
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Uniform Resource Locator
Uniform Resource Locator
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URL
Uniform Resource Locator. An address to an object, document, or page or other destination (for example, a newsgroup or a World Wide Web page) on the Internet or an intranet. A URL expresses the protocol (such as FTP or HTTP) to be accessed and where the destination is located. A URL may also specify an Internet e-mail address. Some examples of URLs are:
http://www.someones.homepage/default.html
ftp://ftp.server.somewhere/ftp.file
news:alt.hypertext
URL
Uniform Resource Locator. An address to an object, document, or page or other destination (for example, a newsgroup or a World Wide Web page) on the Internet or an intranet. A URL expresses the protocol (such as FTP or HTTP) to be accessed and where the destination is located. A URL may also specify an Internet e-mail address. Some examples of URLs are:
http://www.someones.homepage/default.html
ftp://ftp.server.somewhere/ftp.file
news:alt.hypertext
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URL
Uniform Resource Locator
Uniform Resource Locator
| A Glossary of Internet & PC Terminology |
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Uniform Resource Locater - How documents on the WWW are referenced. The URL contains the protocol to be used e.g. HTTP
Uniform Resource Locater - How documents on the WWW are referenced. The URL contains the protocol to be used e.g. HTTP
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URL - Uniform Resource Locator
Address of any resource on the World Wide Web .
The URL of our home page is: http://www.webguest.com
Address of any resource on the World Wide Web .
The URL of our home page is: http://www.webguest.com
| Jensen's Technology Glossary |
URL
This is the abbreviation for Uniform Resource Locator, the addressing system used in the World Wide Web and other Internet resources. The URL contains information about the method of access, the server to be accessed and the path of any file to be accessed.
This is the abbreviation for Uniform Resource Locator, the addressing system used in the World Wide Web and other Internet resources. The URL contains information about the method of access, the server to be accessed and the path of any file to be accessed.
| Internet Glossary |
URL
(Uniform Resource Locator) -- The standard way to give the address of any resource on the Internet that is part of the World Wide Web (WWW). A URL looks like this:
(Uniform Resource Locator) -- The standard way to give the address of any resource on the Internet that is part of the World Wide Web (WWW). A URL looks like this:
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url
- Variable in class java.net.URLConnection
protected URL url
The URL represents the remote object on the World Wide Web to which this connection is opened. The value of this field can be accessed by the getURL method. The default value of this variable is the value of the URL argument in the URLConnection constructor.See Also: getURL() , url
- Variable in class java.net.URLConnection
protected URL url
The URL represents the remote object on the World Wide Web to which this connection is opened. The value of this field can be accessed by the getURL method. The default value of this variable is the value of the URL argument in the URLConnection constructor.See Also: getURL() , url
URL(String)
- Constructor for class java.net.URL
public URL (String spec) throws MalformedURLException
Creates a URL object from the String representation. This constructor is equivalent to a call to the two-argument constructor with a null first argument.Parameters: spec - the String to parse as a URL.Throws: MalformedURLException - If the string specifies an unknown protocol.See Also: URL(java.net.URL, java.lang.String)
URL(String, String, String)
- Constructor for class java.net.URL
public URL (String protocol, String host, String file) throws MalformedURLException
Creates an absolute URL from the specified protocol name, host name, and file name. The default port for the specified protocol is used. This method is equivalent to calling the four-argument constructor with the arguments being protocol, host, -1, and file.Parameters: protocol - the protocol to use. - the host to connect to.host - the host to connect to. - the file on that host.file - the file on that host.Throws: MalformedURLException - if an unknown protocol is specified.See Also: URL(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, int, java.lang.String)
URL(String, String, int, String)
- Constructor for class java.net.URL
public URL (String protocol, String host, int port, String file) throws MalformedURLException
Creates a URL object from the specified protocol, host, port number, and file. Specifying a port number of -1 indicates that the URL should use the default port for the protocol. If this is the first URL object being created with the specified protocol, a object, an instance of class URLStreamHandler, is created for that protocol: Parameters: protocol - the name of the protocol. - the name of the host.host - the name of the host. - the port number.port - the port number. - the host file.file - the host file.Throws: MalformedURLException - if an unknown protocol is specified.See Also: System.getProperty(java.lang.String) , setURLStreamHandlerFactory(java.net.URLStreamHandlerFactory) , URLStreamHandler , URLStreamHandlerFactory.createURLStreamHandler(java.lang.String)
URL(String, String, int, String, URLStreamHandler)
- Constructor for class java.net.URL
public URL (String protocol, String host, int port, String file, URLStreamHandler handler) throws MalformedURLException
Creates a URL object from the specified protocol, host, port number, file, and handler. Specifying a port number of -1 indicates that the URL should use the default port for the protocol. Specifying a handler of null indicates that the URL should use a default stream handler for the protocol, as outlined for: If the handler is not null and there is a security manager, the security manager's checkPermission method is called with a NetPermission("specifyStreamHandler") permission. This may result in a SecurityException.Parameters: protocol - the name of the protocol. - the name of the host.host - the name of the host. - the port number.port - the port number. - the host file.file - the host file. - the stream handler.handler - the stream handler.Throws: MalformedURLException - if an unknown protocol is specified. - if a security manager exists and its method doesn't allow specifying a stream handler explicitly.SecurityException - if a security manager exists and its checkPermission method doesn't allow specifying a stream handler explicitly.See Also: System.getProperty(java.lang.String) , setURLStreamHandlerFactory(java.net.URLStreamHandlerFactory) , URLStreamHandler , URLStreamHandlerFactory.createURLStreamHandler(java.lang.String) , SecurityManager.checkPermission(java.security.Permission) , NetPermission
URL(URL, String)
- Constructor for class java.net.URL
public URL (URL context, String spec) throws MalformedURLException
Creates a URL by parsing the specification spec within a specified context. If the context argument is not null and the spec argument is a partial URL specification, then any of the strings missing components are inherited from the context argument. The specification given by the String argument is parsed to determine if it specifies a protocol. If the String contains an ASCII colon ':' character before the first occurrence of an ASCII slash character '/', then the characters before the colon comprise the protocol. The constructor then searches for an appropriate stream protocol handler of type URLStreamHandler as outlined for: The stream protocol handler's parseURL method is called to parse the remaining fields of the specification that override any defaults set by the context argument.Parameters: context - the context in which to parse the specification. - a representation of a URL.spec - a String representation of a URL.Throws: MalformedURLException - if no protocol is specified, or an unknown protocol is found.See Also: URL(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, int, java.lang.String) , URLStreamHandler , URLStreamHandler.parseURL(java.net.URL, java.lang.String, int, int)
URL(URL, String, URLStreamHandler)
- Constructor for class java.net.URL
public URL (URL context, String spec, URLStreamHandler handler) throws MalformedURLException
Creates a URL by parsing the specification spec within a specified context. If the context argument is not null and the spec argument is a partial URL specification, then any of the strings missing components are inherited from the context argument. The specification given by the String argument is parsed to determine if it specifies a protocol. If the String contains an ASCII colon ':' character before the first occurrence of an ASCII slash character '/', then the characters before the colon comprise the protocol. If the argument handler is specified then it will be used as the stream handler for the URL and will override that of the context. Specifying a stream handler requires the NetPermission "specifyStreamHandler" or a SecurityException will be thrown. Otherwise, if handler is null and the context is valid then the protocol handler of the context will be inherited. The stream protocol handler's parseURL method is called to parse the remaining fields of the specification that override any defaults set by the context argument.Parameters: context - the context in which to parse the specification. - a representation of a URL.spec - a String representation of a URL. - the stream handler for the URL.handler - the stream handler for the URL.Throws: MalformedURLException - if no protocol is specified, or an unknown protocol is found. - if a security manager exists and its method doesn't allow specifying a stream handler.SecurityException - if a security manager exists and its checkPermission method doesn't allow specifying a stream handler.See Also: URL(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, int, java.lang.String) , URLStreamHandler , URLStreamHandler.parseURL(java.net.URL, java.lang.String, int, int)
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URL
Uniform Resource Locator. A standard for writing a textual reference to an arbitrary piece of data in the World Wide Web. A URL looks like protocol://host/localinfo where protocol specifies a protocol for fetching the object (such as HTTP or FTP), host specifies the Internet name of the targeted host, and localinfo is a string (often a file name) passed to the protocol handler on the remote host.
Uniform Resource Locator. A standard for writing a textual reference to an arbitrary piece of data in the World Wide Web. A URL looks like protocol://host/localinfo where protocol specifies a protocol for fetching the object (such as HTTP or FTP), host specifies the Internet name of the targeted host, and localinfo is a string (often a file name) passed to the protocol handler on the remote host.
| Website design & Internet terms |
URL
Universal (Uniform) Resource Locator. A unique address for a resource on the Internet.
Universal (Uniform) Resource Locator. A unique address for a resource on the Internet.
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URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
the addressing scheme used to link resources on the Web. Like the post office, which must have addresses to deliver mail, Internet users - and their computers - must have addresses in order to send and receive messages. A URL has two parts, separated by by ://. Example:
http://www.whitehouse.gov (Clicking here actually jumps you to the Whitehouse for a cyber-visit.) The portion before the "://" is the web protocol, which could be http://, gopher:// ... The after portion is the name of the computer the person is using - the host.
The name of this host computer may consist of several parts, each separated by a period. The last part tells you what kind of organization owns the computer. For example, gov stands for government, com for commercial organizations, edu for educational institutions, mil for the military, and so forth. Occasionally you see names which end with country codes. The United States designation is us.
the addressing scheme used to link resources on the Web. Like the post office, which must have addresses to deliver mail, Internet users - and their computers - must have addresses in order to send and receive messages. A URL has two parts, separated by by ://. Example:
http://www.whitehouse.gov (Clicking here actually jumps you to the Whitehouse for a cyber-visit.) The portion before the "://" is the web protocol, which could be http://, gopher:// ... The after portion is the name of the computer the person is using - the host.
The name of this host computer may consist of several parts, each separated by a period. The last part tells you what kind of organization owns the computer. For example, gov stands for government, com for commercial organizations, edu for educational institutions, mil for the military, and so forth. Occasionally you see names which end with country codes. The United States designation is us.
| Internetworking Terms |
URL
A URL is a Uniform Resource Locator. Basically, it's a file or site address. Think of it as a networked extension of the standard filename concept: not only can you point to a file in a directory, but that file and that directory can exist on any machine on the network, can be served via any of several different methods, and might not even be something as simple as a file. URLs can also point to queries, documents stored deep within databases, the results of a finger or archie command, or search. URL's make the Internet go around. Click here for more info on URL's .
A URL is a Uniform Resource Locator. Basically, it's a file or site address. Think of it as a networked extension of the standard filename concept: not only can you point to a file in a directory, but that file and that directory can exist on any machine on the network, can be served via any of several different methods, and might not even be something as simple as a file. URLs can also point to queries, documents stored deep within databases, the results of a finger or archie command, or search. URL's make the Internet go around. Click here for more info on URL's .
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URL (Uniform Resource Locator )
URLs specify the location of a resource in the internet.You can type or paste a URL into the Location window in your browser and then connect to it.The URL shows the type of item and its basic address and path.
URL (Uniform Resource Locator )
URLs specify the location of a resource in the internet.You can type or paste a URL into the Location window in your browser and then connect to it.The URL shows the type of item and its basic address and path.
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URL
Uniform Resource Locator. A standard for writing a text reference to an arbitrary piece of data in the WWW. A URL looks like protocol://host/localinfo where protocol specifies a protocol to use to fetch the object (like HTTP or FTP), host specifies the Internet name of the host on which to find it, and localinfo is a string (often a file name) passed to the protocol handler on the remote host.
Uniform Resource Locator. A standard for writing a text reference to an arbitrary piece of data in the WWW. A URL looks like protocol://host/localinfo where protocol specifies a protocol to use to fetch the object (like HTTP or FTP), host specifies the Internet name of the host on which to find it, and localinfo is a string (often a file name) passed to the protocol handler on the remote host.
URL path
The URL passed by a HTTP request to invoke a servlet. The URL consists of the Context Path + Servlet Path + PathInfo, where Context Path is the path prefix associated with a servlet context that this servlet is a part of. If this context is the default context rooted at the base of the web server's URL namespace, the path prefix will be an empty string. Otherwise, the path prefix starts with a / character but does not end with a / character. Servlet Path is the path section that directly corresponds to the mapping which activated this request. This path starts with a / character. PathInfo is the part of the request path that is not part of the Context Path or the Servlet Path.
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URL
Uniform Resource Locator
An informal term (no longer used in technical specifications) associated with popular URI schemes: http, ftp, mailto, etc.
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Uniform Resource Locator
An informal term (no longer used in technical specifications) associated with popular URI schemes: http, ftp, mailto, etc.
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| The Internet Dictionary |
URL
(Uniform Resource Locator). A Web site's address. Examples are: http://www.netscape.com (Netscape's homepage), and http://www.oh-no.com (Mr. Bill's World! ).
(Uniform Resource Locator). A Web site's address. Examples are: http://www.netscape.com (Netscape's homepage), and http://www.oh-no.com (Mr. Bill's World! ).
| Glossary of Computer and Internet Terms |
URL
Stands for "Uniform Resource Locator." It is the address of a certain file or directory on the Web. A URL can't have spaces and uses forward slashes to definitively denote different directories. Some examples of URLs are http://www.sharpened.net/glossary/index.html, http://www.wheaton.edu/, and ftp://info.apple.com/. As you can see, not all URLs begin with "http". They also consist of two main parts. The first part of a URL indicates what kind of resource it is addressing. Here is a list of the different resource prefixes:
http - a hypertext directory or document (such as a web page) ftp - a directory of files or an actual file available to download gopher - a gopher document or menu telnet - a Unix-based computer system that you can log into news - a newsgroup WAIS - a database or document on a Wide Area Information Search database file - a file located on your hard drive or some other local drive
The second part of a URL (after the "://") contains the address of the computer being located as well as the path to the file. For example, in http://www.cnet.com/Content/Reports/index.html, "www.cnet.com" is the address or domain name of the host computer and "/Content/Reports/index.html" is the path to the file. When a file ends with a slash and not something like "blahblah.html", the server usually defaults to a file in the current directory named "index.html". So, if you type in "http://www.sharpened.net/" and "http://www.sharpened.net/index.html", you should get the same page. Go ahead and try it if you have nothing better to do.
Stands for "Uniform Resource Locator." It is the address of a certain file or directory on the Web. A URL can't have spaces and uses forward slashes to definitively denote different directories. Some examples of URLs are http://www.sharpened.net/glossary/index.html, http://www.wheaton.edu/, and ftp://info.apple.com/. As you can see, not all URLs begin with "http". They also consist of two main parts. The first part of a URL indicates what kind of resource it is addressing. Here is a list of the different resource prefixes:
http - a hypertext directory or document (such as a web page) ftp - a directory of files or an actual file available to download gopher - a gopher document or menu telnet - a Unix-based computer system that you can log into news - a newsgroup WAIS - a database or document on a Wide Area Information Search database file - a file located on your hard drive or some other local drive
The second part of a URL (after the "://") contains the address of the computer being located as well as the path to the file. For example, in http://www.cnet.com/Content/Reports/index.html, "www.cnet.com" is the address or domain name of the host computer and "/Content/Reports/index.html" is the path to the file. When a file ends with a slash and not something like "blahblah.html", the server usually defaults to a file in the current directory named "index.html". So, if you type in "http://www.sharpened.net/" and "http://www.sharpened.net/index.html", you should get the same page. Go ahead and try it if you have nothing better to do.
URL Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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URL
Noun
1. the address of a web page on the world wide web
(synonym) uniform resource locator, universal resource locator
(hypernym) address, computer address
Noun
1. the address of a web page on the world wide web
(synonym) uniform resource locator, universal resource locator
(hypernym) address, computer address
| hEnglish - advanced version |
url
url
n : the address of a web page on the world wide web [syn: url, uniform resource locator, universal resource locator]
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url forwarding
url
n : the address of a web page on the world wide web [syn: url, uniform resource locator, universal resource locator]
similar words(1)
url forwarding
URL Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Hill Associates Acronym List |
URL
Uniform Resource Locator
Uniform Resource Locator
| Oceanographic, Meteorologal & Climatologal abbreviations and acronyms |
URL
Universal Resource Locator
Universal Resource Locator
| ETSI and 3GPP |
URL
Uniform Resource Locator
Uniform Resource Locator
| Technical English by wpv |
URL
Uniform Resource Locator, a string of characters that represents the location or address of a resource on the Internet and how that resource should be accessed. World Wide Web pages are assigned a unique URL. Each hyperlink on a web page contains the URL of the page to be linked to. http://rohan.sdsu.edu/glossary.html is the URL for this page.
Uniform Resource Locator, a string of characters that represents the location or address of a resource on the Internet and how that resource should be accessed. World Wide Web pages are assigned a unique URL. Each hyperlink on a web page contains the URL of the page to be linked to. http://rohan.sdsu.edu/glossary.html is the URL for this page.
| U.F.O. Related Terminology and Acronyms |
URL
Universal Resource Locator (Internet)
Universal Resource Locator (Internet)
| Yigal's 3G abbreviations |
URL
Uniform Resource Locator
Uniform Resource Locator
URL Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| NCTS Glossary v.1.0 |
URL
Universal Resource Locator
Universal Resource Locator
| Internet PR glossary |
URL
Universal Resource Locator; an identifying address that specifies the unique location of an Internet resource. It may include a host name, domain name, a directory path name, and a file name (e.g., http://host.domain.com/path/file.html).
Universal Resource Locator; an identifying address that specifies the unique location of an Internet resource. It may include a host name, domain name, a directory path name, and a file name (e.g., http://host.domain.com/path/file.html).
URL Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Amateur Radio Glossary |
URL
Universal Resource Locator
Universal Resource Locator
URL Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Uniform Resource Locator
Uniform Resource Locator (URL) formerly known as Universal Resource Locator, is a technical, Web-related term used in two distinct meanings:
- In popular usage, many technical documents, it is a synonym for Uniform Resource Identifier (URI);
- Strictly, the idea of a uniform syntax for global identifiers of network-retrievable documents was the core idea of the World Wide Web. In the early times, these identifiers were variously called "document names", "Web addresses" and "Uniform Resource Locators". These names were misleading, however, because not all identifiers were locators, and even for those that were, this was not their defining characteristic. Nevertheless, by the time the RFC 1630 formally defined the term "URI" as a generic term best suited to the concept, the term "URL" had gained widespread popularity, which has continued to this day.
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