Uniform Resource Locator
A string of text that provides the address / location of a file or service on a computer network (usually the Internet.)
The most common type of URL is a web address, which points to a specific web page. The complete form of such a URL starts with "http://" or "https://". Most web browsers have a place to enter URLs. Entering a specific URL lets the user go directly to any web page on the Internet.
For example, the URL for this web site is "https://www.phonescoop.com/".
Most browsers accept incomplete URLs, such as "phonescoop.com" instead of the complete "https://www.phonescoop.com/".
URLs can point to other types of files and services, and can involve Internet protocols other than HTTP that is used for the web. For example, a URL might point to a live video stream that a phone can display directly, without using the web browser.
Last updated Aug 20, 2019 by Rich Brome
Editor in ChiefRich became fascinated with cell phones in 1999, creating mobile web sites for phones with tiny black-and-white displays and obsessing over new phone models. Realizing a need for better info about phones, he started Phone Scoop in 2001, and has been helming the site ever since.Rich has spent two decades researching and covering every detail of the phone industry, traveling the world to tour factories, interview CEOs, and get every last spec and photo Phone Scoop readers have come to expect. As an industry veteran, Rich is a respected voice on phone technology of the past, present, and future.
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