URL

abbreviation for

, Computers.

1. Uniform Resource Locator: a protocol for specifying addresses on the internet.
2. an address that identifies a particular file on the internet, usually consisting of the protocol, as http, followed by the domain name.

URL

abbreviation for

1. uniform resource locator; a standardized address of a location on the internet, esp on the World Wide Web

URL

/ yo̅o̅′är-ĕl′ /

1. Short for Uniform Resource Locator . An Internet address (for example, http://www.hmco.com/trade/ ), usually consisting of the access protocol ( http ), the domain name ( www.hmco.com ), and optionally the path to a file or resource residing on that server ( trade ).

URL

1. An abbreviation for U niversal R esource L ocator, a title that refers to the formal address of a document on the Internet .

Word History and Origins

Origin of URL¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

Potential scammers on LinkedIn have sent me private messages with URLs to jobs that may or may not have been real.

From Los Angeles Times

Ms Webb advised customers to check the URL of any website carefully and to question why something may be at such a low price.

From BBC

Phishing has evolved beyond misspelled emails and dubious URLs.

From Salon

They then displayed a screenshot of a URL that appears to have misspelled “tumblers” by adding an extra “l” to spell out “tumblerls” instead.

From Salon

OnlyFans complained that it was treated unfairly because, it said, the BBC had refused to provide it with detail about the images, such as account handles or URLs.

From BBC