Uri?

I've been seeing the term "URI" a lot lately, as opposed to "URL"

What's "URI" and has it replaced "URL" in terminology?

I am not sure why that term has become so popular lately. Its really the same thing as URL except it covers a broader area.

-Matt

Oh. Thanks.

Here is a good resource over URL, URI, and URN.
http://www.w3.org/Addressing/

So basically they're the same thing, kinda? A URL is a URI. A URI is just a broader base of things?

URI can be defined as a Uniform Resource Name (URN) or a Uniform Resource Location (URL), URL is defined by 1) Web Address, 2) FTP Address, 3) Mailto Address

I have not done much research or URN's so I really cannot explain that just yet.

-Matt

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Originally posted by The Hobo
So basically they're the same thing, kinda? A URL is a URI. A URI is just a broader base of things?

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So Yes or No?

Yes. It is a broader URL as it also contains URN inside of it.

Alright. Thanks for your help :)