n.
Pronunciation: ˌ yü-( ˌ )är- ' el, ' ə r(- ə )l
Function: noun
Date: 1992
: the address of a resource (as a document or Web site) 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 (as directory and file names) <our site's URL is http://www.Merriam-Webster.com> ― called also uniform resource locator universal resource locator