URL

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URL is the abbreviation for The Universal Resource Locator.

If you spend most of your time in front of the computer, you might notice a long word located inside a bar:


For example, this is a screenshot of your desktop. Those in the red box is what we called URL! Or more specifically known as URL address. Just like when you're writing a letter to someone, to reach the person's house you must know the address, same goes to what happened on the Internet. If you want to browse a website, you must know it's URL address.

This is a clear and brief explanation behind each piece of word from the URL address.


Protocol that may appear in URL'S


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