AI engineering glossary · Computing foundations
What is URL (Uniform Resource Locator)?
Uniform Resource Locator (also called URL): A standard text address that identifies a resource on the internet and how to reach it, made of a scheme, host, optional port, path and optional query. Browsers use it to know where to send a request.
Uniform Resource Locator: an example
In https://example.com:443/docs/intro?lang=en, the host is example.com and the path is /docs/intro.
Related terms
More Computing foundations terms
- Unix time
- Uptime
- User space
- UTF-8
- Virtual machine
- Virtual memory
- Virtual private network
- Von Neumann architecture
Where you learn it
Uniform Resource Locator is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.