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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As well as being valid authentication cookies, these included target URL’s to enable session hijacking, the report warned. Davey Winder, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 For the tests, researchers fed direct excerpts from actual news articles to the AI models, then asked each model to identify the article's headline, original publisher, publication date, and URL. Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025 Victims receive an email containing a link to a Microsoft SharePoint URL that hosts a harmless-looking Microsoft Visio file (a tool people use to design flow charts). Perry Carpenter, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 With Trump taking over the whitehouse.gov URL, the link to Biden's EO now gives an error. Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 21 Jan. 2025 On Instagram and , the incoming White House gains access to the White House username and URL, and retains the existing followers, but also starts with no content on the timeline. Shannon Power, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video WATCH Pebble Trailer Demo Email More... VIDEO URL https://www.wired.com/video/watch/pebble-trailer-demo The live event has ended. Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2025 The company helps facilitate monetization deals with AI companies and offers U.S. and international media companies a platform for monitoring bot traffic for each URL. Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video WATCH Building A Cardboard Box Email More... VIDEO URL https://www.wired.com/video/watch/building-a-cardboard-box The live event has ended. Will Knight, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of URL was in 1992

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“URL.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/URL. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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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