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URL

noun URLs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Uniform Resource Locator: the address of a web page, FTP site, audio stream or other Internet resource. https://en.wiktionary.org/ is the URL of the English Wiktionary.
  2. metonymically A domain name. Google itself has even been accused of profiting from the work of cybersquatters who buy URLs that are near to famous ones, but which often get mistyped–a practice known as typosquatting.
  3. Internet The username associated with a Tumblr blog and typically included in its URL.
  4. US, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of unrestricted line officer
  5. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of upper reference limit

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Closest in meaning: website, email, e-mail, address, jar, uri, lsr, website address, internet address, hyperlink, link, web address, locator, location, friendly url, webname

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noun Uniform Resource Locator

EspañolLRU
日本語統一資源位置指定子 tōitsu shigen ichi shiteishi
中文統一資源定位符 /统一资源定位符 tǒngyī zīyuán dìngwèifú, 網址 /网址 wǎngzhǐ
Portuguêsendereço
FrançaisURL
DeutschURL
ΕλληνικάΟΕΠ, ιστοδιεύθυνση istodiéfthynsi

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MLA

"URL." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/url. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

URL. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/url

Chicago

"URL." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/url.

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@misc{url_2026,
  title = {URL},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/url},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}