URL

noun

ˌyü-(ˌ)är-ˈel 

ˈər(-ə)l

: the address of a resource (such as a document or website) on the Internet that consists of a communications protocol followed by the name or address of a computer on the network and that often includes additional locating information (such as directory and file names)

our site's URL is http://www.Merriam-Webster.com

called also uniform resource locator, universal resource locator

Examples of URL in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All of the posters featured the website's URL. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026

Look in your browser’s address bar for a lock symbol or https before the URL. — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025

That gift was a set of Kate Spade Christmas towels, purchased by a random couple who were looking to use the same website URL. — Jessica Riley, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026

Instead, the companies offer a process for removing individual listings by URL, one at a time, with no commitment to stop selling that same person's information in the future. — Dell Cameron, Wired News, 20 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

URL

noun

ˌyü-ˌär-ˈel 

ˈərl

: an address (as of a document or website) on the Internet

Etymology

uniform resource locator or universal resource locator