Uniform Resource Locator

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-004484",
  "term": "Uniform Resource Locator",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A uniform resource locator, or URL, is a short string containing an address which refers to an object in the \"web.\" URLs are a subset of URIs.\n\n2. A reference to a web resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it. A typical URL could have the form http://www.example.com/index.html, which indicates a protocol (http), a host name (www.example.com), and a file name (index.html). Also sometimes referred to as a web address.\n\n3. A reference to a web resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it. A typical URL could have the form http://www.example.com/index.html, which indicates a protocol (hypertext transfer protocol [http]), a host name (www.example.com), and a file name (index.html). Also sometimes referred to as a web address.",
  "abbreviation": "URL",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-15 [Withdrawn]",
    "NIST SP 1800-15B",
    "NIST SP 1800-15C",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/uniform-resource-locator/"
}