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if you've ever clicked a link or type to
web address you've used a URL it stands
for Uniform Resource locator think of it
like a street address with each portion
of the URL as a different part of the
address providing different information
a URL begins with the scheme which tells
your browser what type of address it is
most common ones are HTTP and HTTPS
which is used when extra security is
needed your browser usually hides the
scheme to reduce clutter and typically
you don't need to include it the main
part of the URL is the domain name this
will often tell you the company that
runs the site such as Amazon or Facebook
the domain name begins with a subdomain
www is one of the most common examples
and it can often be omitted but there
are other subdomains that need to be
included like this which leads to the
accounts page for ninja gear.com the
rightmost part of the domain name is the
top-level domain dot-com is the most
common one and you can see it on any
type of site there are many other types
of top-level domains used for
educational institutions organizations
government sites and even specific
countries after the domain name a URL
may have a file path which directs the
browser to a specific page within the
site like this page for a burrito
costume or this one for a toothbrush
costume some URLs may include a
parameter string or an anchor a
parameter string begins with a question
mark and provides the server with
information to load the correct web page
an anchor begins with a hash tag and
directs your browser to a specific part
of a long page let's see what we can
learn from this URL the domain name
tells us it's Wikipedia the parameter
indicates is probably about burritos and
the anchor shows that we're looking at a
section on breakfast
those so now you know the most common
parts of a URL
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