Uniform Resource Locator (URL)

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URL (Uniform Resource Locator) i.e. A unique identifier of a web document. Every resource on the internet has a unique address to locate on internet. That address is known as URL.

Example
https://www.codingtag.com/hdmi-full-form

Components of a URL:

Parts of URL	Functions
https	a command used to handle webpages transmission.
Domain Name	indicate the name of the website. .COM, .ORG, .NET and .EDU are the examples of top level domains
/	part of website i.e. A specific location of a webpage
?	browser make use of this question mark to ask queries to server that user has requested this and he need response
&	it separate multiple queries to permit servers to process each queries
#	it redirect on another page of same website. It is also called as fragment

Types of URL

URL can be characterized into two types i.e. Absolute and Relative URL.

Absolute URL
Absolute URL is also referred as full path which include entire information about page on it. It specifies exact location of a particular file and is independent. These URL are mainly used in website maintenance.

Relative URL
Relative URL's does not include full address. It points to the directory location though the current directory as a reference.

These type of URLs are used by Web servers and Web pages to decrease the URL string's length. Morever, It permits easy transfer of one domain name to another.