URL
noun
ˌyü-(ˌ)är-ˈel 
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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Even with clever technological tools that can fake any phone number, URL, caller ID or now even someone’s voice (thank you AI), people are not interested.
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David Gaz, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
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VIDEO URL
https://www.wired.com/video/watch/gemini-live-demonstration1
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—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2024
The tech giant is hitting the kill switch on the Google URL Shortener, meaning all goo.gl links will start displaying a warning message next month and no longer work as of Aug. 25, 2025.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 19 July 2024
Just Took Down Computers in Hospitals, Banks, Airports Around the World
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VIDEO URL
https://www.wired.com/video/watch/a-huge-microsoft-outage-just-took-down-computers-in-hospitals-banks-airports-around-the-world
The live event has ended.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 19 July 2024
Fast forward to this week, when a user on X discovered new URL—search.chatgpt.com—in OpenAI's certificate logs.
—Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 10 May 2024
Black Twitter was formed as a thriving community on the Twitter platform rather than an app or URL.
—Abc News, ABC News, 10 May 2024
The tweet linked visitors to a scam version of the NBA Top Shot website (the link went to a .org address instead of the official site’s .com URL) that could attempt to drain assets from people who give it access to their crypto wallets.
—Richard Lawler, The Verge, 25 Feb. 2024
Instead, read the erroneous information carefully, including URL s.
Report the hoax to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) or the Federal Trade Commission.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024
David Gaz, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
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WATCH
Gemini Live Demonstration
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More...
VIDEO URL
https://www.wired.com/video/watch/gemini-live-demonstration1
The live event has ended.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2024
The tech giant is hitting the kill switch on the Google URL Shortener, meaning all goo.gl links will start displaying a warning message next month and no longer work as of Aug. 25, 2025.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 19 July 2024
Just Took Down Computers in Hospitals, Banks, Airports Around the World
Email
More...
VIDEO URL
https://www.wired.com/video/watch/a-huge-microsoft-outage-just-took-down-computers-in-hospitals-banks-airports-around-the-world
The live event has ended.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 19 July 2024
Fast forward to this week, when a user on X discovered new URL—search.chatgpt.com—in OpenAI's certificate logs.
—Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 10 May 2024
Black Twitter was formed as a thriving community on the Twitter platform rather than an app or URL.
—Abc News, ABC News, 10 May 2024
The tweet linked visitors to a scam version of the NBA Top Shot website (the link went to a .org address instead of the official site’s .com URL) that could attempt to drain assets from people who give it access to their crypto wallets.
—Richard Lawler, The Verge, 25 Feb. 2024
Instead, read the erroneous information carefully, including URL s.
Report the hoax to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) or the Federal Trade Commission.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024
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“URL.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/URL. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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URL
noun
ˌyü-ˌär-ˈel
ˈərl
: an address (as of a document or website) on the Internet
Etymology
uniform resource locator or universal resource locator
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