Short for Uniform Resource Locator, a URL is the location of a specific website, page, or file on the Internet. A URL is the fundamental network identification for any resource connected to the web (e.g., hypertext pages, images, and sound files).

URLs have the following format:

protocol://hostname/other_information

For example, the URL for Starlink homepage is:

The protocol specifies how information from the link is transferred. The protocol used for web resources is HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP). The protocol specifies how information from the link is transferred. The protocol used for web resources is HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP).