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- noun A universal address for resources on the internet, which is most commonly used for websites.
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The Web is the name given to anything on the Internet that can be accessed using a Uniform Resource Locator, or URL.
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Abbreviation of Uniform Resource Locator, the global address of documents and other resources on the World Wide Web.
"The hacker said that he read all of the e-mails in the Palin account and found 'nothing incriminating...'" Ann Althouse 2008
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Referring to an Internet address, it stands for Uniform Resource Locator.
Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002
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Referring to an Internet address, it stands for Uniform Resource Locator.
Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002
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In addition, he devised a way of identifying a document using the Uniform Resource Locator, or URL.
The Rule of Three Jagdish Sheth 2002
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In addition, he devised a way of identifying a document using the Uniform Resource Locator, or URL.
The Rule of Three Jagdish Sheth 2002
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Uniform Resource Locator, but that's for another cocktail party.
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Uniform Resource Locator, but that's for another cocktail party.
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Uniform Resource Locator, but that's for another cocktail party.
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Any reproduction, republication or reiteration of this website's content must credit the author by name and / or the website by Uniform Resource Locator (URL).
Armies of Liberation 2009
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