URL
noun
ˌyü-(ˌ)är-ˈel 
ˈər(-ə)l
: the address of a resource (such as a document or website) on the Internet that consists of a communications protocol followed by the name or address of a computer on the network and that often includes additional locating information (such as directory and file names)
our site's URL is http://www.Merriam-Webster.com
called also uniform resource locator, universal resource locator
Examples of URL in a Sentence
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Jules Roscoe, Wired News, 4 June 2025
For those who grew up watching URL/SMACK rap battles and ciphers, the past month was a welcome change of pace from headlines about allegations and legal troubles that have dominated recent months.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2025
Carefully examine the email address, phone number or URL.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 16 May 2025
McAfee found that 76% of messages from January and February had links, many using URL shorteners like bit.ly to hide where links actually go.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
As well as being valid authentication cookies, these included target URL’s to enable session hijacking, the report warned.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
For the tests, researchers fed direct excerpts from actual news articles to the AI models, then asked each model to identify the article's headline, original publisher, publication date, and URL.
—Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
Victims receive an email containing a link to a Microsoft SharePoint URL that hosts a harmless-looking Microsoft Visio file (a tool people use to design flow charts).
—Perry Carpenter, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
With Trump taking over the whitehouse.gov URL, the link to Biden's EO now gives an error.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 21 Jan. 2025
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Jules Roscoe, Wired News, 4 June 2025
For those who grew up watching URL/SMACK rap battles and ciphers, the past month was a welcome change of pace from headlines about allegations and legal troubles that have dominated recent months.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 May 2025
Carefully examine the email address, phone number or URL.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 16 May 2025
McAfee found that 76% of messages from January and February had links, many using URL shorteners like bit.ly to hide where links actually go.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
As well as being valid authentication cookies, these included target URL’s to enable session hijacking, the report warned.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
For the tests, researchers fed direct excerpts from actual news articles to the AI models, then asked each model to identify the article's headline, original publisher, publication date, and URL.
—Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
Victims receive an email containing a link to a Microsoft SharePoint URL that hosts a harmless-looking Microsoft Visio file (a tool people use to design flow charts).
—Perry Carpenter, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
With Trump taking over the whitehouse.gov URL, the link to Biden's EO now gives an error.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 21 Jan. 2025
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“URL.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/URL. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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URL
noun
ˌyü-ˌär-ˈel
ˈərl
: an address (as of a document or website) on the Internet
Etymology
uniform resource locator or universal resource locator
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