URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
Specifies the location of a resource residing on the Internet or an intranet. A complete URL consists of a scheme (such as FTP, HTTP, mailto, file, and so on), followed by a colon, a server name, and the full path of a resource (such as a document, graphic, or other file). Some examples of URLs are:
http://www.domain.com/default.html
ftp://ftp.server.somewhere/ftp.file
file://Server/Share/File.docSee also absolute URL and relative URL.