Meaning of URL | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Initialism of Uniform Resource Locator: the address of a web page, FTP site, audio stream or other Internet resource.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
2. a domain name
   metonymically
3. The username associated with a Tumblr blog and typically included in its URL.
   Internet
4. Initialism of unrestricted line officer.
   US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
5. Initialism of upper reference limit.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Equivalents

Examples

“https://en.wiktionary.org/ is the URL of English Wiktionary.”

“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.”

“This illegal activity involves buying a URL that’s a misspelling of a popular kids site, e.g. bobthebiulder.com, and then serving hardcore porn ads.”

“For a few days leading up to Christmas that year, Howe set⟳ up a kiosk in a mall that sold domain names to average shoppers. They sold about 50 of them to people who were persuaded to buy⟳ a url and a hosting package for a present⟳ instead of a traditional gift for families and friends.”

“Some of them appear⟳ to be simple website squatting, buying URLs in hopes that someone else will pay⟳ a premium for the real estate later […]”

“She bought a URL from GoDaddy and Defense of Democracy was born.”

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