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: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL ''Uniform Resource Locator''], colloquially termed a web address, is a reference to a [[#web|web]] resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it.  A URL is a specific type of [[#URI|Uniform Resource Identifier]] (URI), although many people use the two terms interchangeably.
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL ''Uniform Resource Locator''], colloquially termed a web address, is a reference to a [[#web|web]] resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it.  A URL is a specific type of [[#URI|Uniform Resource Identifier]] (URI), although many people use the two terms interchangeably.
; UA
: A ''User Agent'' is a program acting on behalf of the user.  Examples include a [[#browser|web browser]] for browsing the [[#Web|web]] and a [[#MUA|Mail User Agent]] for reading email.
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; W3C
: The [https://www.w3.org/ ''World Wide Web Consortium''] is a standardisation body developing [[#standard|standards]] for the web.
: The [https://www.w3.org/ ''World Wide Web Consortium''] is a standardisation body developing [[#standard|standards]] for the web.
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