Phrase guide

Uniform Resource Locator

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A universal address for resources on the internet, which is most commonly used for websites.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the address of a web page on the world wide web

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: URL, universal resource locator

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: address, computer address, reference

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: localitzador uniforme de recursos — URL
  • Chinese Cantonese: 統一資源定位符 /统一资源定位符 — URL
  • Chinese Cantonese: 統一資源定位器 /统一资源定位器 — URL
  • Chinese Mandarin: 統一資源定位符 /统一资源定位符 (tǒngyī zīyuán dìngwèifú) — URL
  • Chinese Mandarin: 統一資源定位器 /统一资源定位器 (tǒngyī zīyuán dìngwèiqì) — URL
  • Finnish: URL-osoite — URL
  • Finnish: internetosoite — URL
  • Finnish: web-osoite — URL
  • Georgian: საინფორმაციო რესურსის მაჩვენებელი (sainpormacio resursis mačvenebeli) — URL
  • Greek: ΟΕΠ — URL
  • Greek: ιστοδιεύθυνση (istodiéfthynsi) — URL
  • Hawaiian: helu kuhi henua — URL
  • Icelandic: vefslóð — URL
  • Japanese: 統一資源位置指定子 (tōitsushigen'ichishiteishi) — URL
  • Japanese: URL (yūārueru) — URL
  • Portuguese: endereço — URL
  • Punjabi: ਯੂਨੀਫਾਰਮ ਰੀਸੋਰਸ ਲੌਕੇਟਰ (yūnīphāram rīsoras laukeṭar) — URL
  • Punjabi: ਯੂਆਰਐਲ (yūāraaila) — URL
  • Scottish Gaelic: seòladh-lìn — URL
  • Swedish: webbadress — URL
  • Tamil: உரலி (urali) — URL
  • Tamil: சமச்சீர் வள குறிப்பான் (camaccīr vaḷa kuṟippāṉ) — URL
  • Tamil: சீராதார அமைப்பிடக் கண்டுபிடிப்பான் (cīrātāra amaippiṭak kaṇṭupiṭippāṉ) — URL
  • Welsh: Lleolydd Adnoddau Unffurf — URL