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Computers.
1. Uniform Resource Locator: a protocol for specifying addresses on the Internet.
2. an address that identifies a particular file on the Internet, usually consisting of the protocol, as http, followed by the domain name.
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URL   (yōō'är-ěl')   
n.  An Internet address (for example, http://www.hmco.com/trade/), usually consisting of the access protocol (http), the domain name (www.hmco.com), and optionally the path to a file or resource residing on that server (trade).

[u(niform) r(esource) l(ocator).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Cultural Dictionary

URL

An abbreviation for Universal Resource Locator, a title that refers to the formal address of a document on the Internet.

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Word Origin & History

URL 
by 1990, acronym from uniform resource locator.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Science Dictionary
URL   (y'är-ěl')  Pronunciation Key 
Short for Uniform Resource Locator. An Internet address (for example, http://www.hmco.com/trade/), usually consisting of the access protocol (http), the domain name (www.hmco.com), and optionally the path to a file or resource residing on that server (trade).
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Computing Dictionary

URL
Uniform Resource Locator

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
URL
  1. uniform resource locator

  2. sometimes universal resource locator

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