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+====== Uniform Resource Locator (URL) ======
+[[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:start|Go to Terms and Definitions]]
+===== Discussion =====
+A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) that identifies a resource and provides information for locating or accessing that resource.
+A URL typically identifies the access mechanism through its URI scheme and provides the information required by that scheme to locate the resource.
+Examples include URLs using schemes such as:
+  * ''https''
+  * ''http''
+  * ''ftp''
+A URL is therefore a URI, but not every URI is necessarily a URL.
+The distinction is important because identification and location are separate concepts. A URI may provide a persistent identity for a concept or resource without specifying where that resource can be accessed.
+===== Definition =====
+//a Uniform Resource Identifier that identifies a resource and provides a means for locating or accessing that resource//
+===== Source =====
+  * RFC 3986, //Uniform Resource Identifier (URI): Generic Syntax//
+===== Note =====
+URL is a subset of URI.
+A URL generally describes a resource's primary access mechanism or network location. A URI used solely as a persistent name or conceptual identifier need not be a URL.
+===== Example =====
+><code>
+https://example.org/documents/report
+</code>
+The value identifies a resource and provides an ''https'' access mechanism through which the resource may be located.
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