Learn: What’s the Difference Between a URI and a URL?

Both of these mean different things, however are used alike. URI is sometimes confused with URL when in lowercase.

url -> uri

How are these 2 different?

1. A URI is an identifier of a specific resource generally. Like a page, or book, or a document.
2. A URL is special type of identifier that also tells you how to access it, such as HTTPs, FTPs.
3. If the protocol (https, ftp, etc.) is either present or implied for a domain, we should call it a URL—even though it’s also a URI.
4. URL is more specific way of addressing an URI. It provides an access method/location.

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