English · Word Candidate

URL

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: URLs

Sense 1

Meaning · English

Initialism of Uniform Resource Locator: the address of a web page, FTP site, audio stream or other Internet resource. — A domain name.

Noun

Examples

Google itself has even been accused of profiting from the work of cybersquatters who buy URLs that are near to famous ones, but which often get mistyped–a practice known as typosquatting.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

Initialism of Uniform Resource Locator: the address of a web page, FTP site, audio stream or other Internet resource. — The username associated with a Tumblr blog and typically included in its URL.

Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “URL” mean?

Initialism of Uniform Resource Locator: the address of a web page, FTP site, audio stream or other Internet resource. — A domain name.

Is “URL” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.