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URLs
URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator, but you don't
need to remember that. What you should remember is that every document
on the Internet has a unique address and that address is called a URL.
Anatomy of a URL
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Example:
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http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org
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http://
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This lets you know that you are accessing a Web
page. It is not necessary to type this when you enter a URL.
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www
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Stands for World Wide Web. Most, but not all,
Web pages have this in their address.
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brooklynpubliclibrary
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This is the host name. It is usually, but not
always, some form of the name of the organization whose Web
site you are visiting.
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org
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This is the domain. It tells you something about
the kind of organization you are exploring.
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