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Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

Uniform Resource Locator
Universal Resource Locator
Universal Resource Locators

Definition(s):

A uniform resource locator, or URL, is a short string containing an address which refers to an object in the "web." URLs are a subset of URIs.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-15

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