uniform resource locator

noun

: url

Examples of uniform resource locator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Earlier, when the web browser was the lone medium to access the internet, an ISP could easily identify and block the uniform resource locator (URL) of that page and the content would be unreachable. Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, 21 July 2019

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Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of uniform resource locator was in 1993

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“Uniform resource locator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uniform%20resource%20locator. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

uniform resource locator

noun
: URL
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