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The definition of URL is an acronym for Uniform Resource Locator, the address of a website on the Internet.

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An example of a URL is http://www.yourdictionary.com

See URL in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

an address () on the World Wide Web

Origin: u(niform) r(esource) l(ocator)

See URL in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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).

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Origin: u(niform) r(esource) l(ocator)

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