URL
n.n. Stands for Uniform Resource Locator. The specific address of a website or file on the internet that you type into a browser.
n. Abbreviation for Uniform Resource Locator. A standardised string of characters used to identify and locate a specific resource, such as a webpage or document, on the internet.
Please send me the URL for that news article.
If the link does not work, you can copy and paste the URL directly into your browser's address bar.
Modern web browsers often hide the full URL to simplify the user interface, but clicking the address bar reveals the complete protocol and domain structure.
An initialism for Uniform Resource Locator, coined by Tim Berners-Lee in 1994. It was developed as a standard syntax for identifying resources on the World Wide Web, following the earlier model of the Universal Document Identifier.
Commonly referred to as a 'web address' in non-technical contexts.