URL

noun

ˌyü-(ˌ)är-ˈel How to pronounce URL (audio)
ˈər(-ə)l
: the address of a resource (such as a document or website) on the Internet that consists of a communications protocol followed by the name or address of a computer on the network and that often includes additional locating information (such as directory and file names)
our site's URL is http://www.Merriam-Webster.com

called also uniform resource locator, universal resource locator

Examples of URL in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of URL was in 1992

Dictionary Entries Near URL

Cite this Entry

“URL.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/URL. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

URL

noun
: an address (as of a document or website) on the Internet
Etymology

uniform resource locator or universal resource locator

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