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This article shows in a concise and graphical way the difference between URIs and URLs. A URI is an identifier of a specific resource. Like a page, or book, or a document. A URL is special ...
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Wezl
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2021-04-30T05:24:41Z (almost 3 years ago)
remove []()
- [This article](https://danielmiessler.com/study/difference-between-uri-url/) shows in a concise and graphical way the difference between URIs and URLs.
- > A URI is an identifier of a specific resource. Like a page, or book, or a document.
- > A URL is special type of identifier that also tells you how to access it, such as HTTPs, FTP, etc.—like https://www.google.com.
So, an example of a URI which is clearly not a URL is an [ISBN code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number[]()) for a book.
- [This article](https://danielmiessler.com/study/difference-between-uri-url/) shows in a concise and graphical way the difference between URIs and URLs.
- > A URI is an identifier of a specific resource. Like a page, or book, or a document.
- > A URL is special type of identifier that also tells you how to access it, such as HTTPs, FTP, etc.—like https://www.google.com.
- So, an example of a URI which is clearly not a URL is an [ISBN code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number) for a book.
#2: Post edited
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Alexei
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2021-04-28T15:16:19Z (almost 3 years ago)
fixed the link
- [This article](https://danielmiessler.com/study/difference-between-uri-url/) shows in a concise and graphical way the difference between URIs and URLs.
- > A URI is an identifier of a specific resource. Like a page, or book, or a document.
- > A URL is special type of identifier that also tells you how to access it, such as HTTPs, FTP, etc.—like https://www.google.com.
So, an example of a URI which is clearly not a URL is an [ISBN code](International Standard Book Number) for a book.
- [This article](https://danielmiessler.com/study/difference-between-uri-url/) shows in a concise and graphical way the difference between URIs and URLs.
- > A URI is an identifier of a specific resource. Like a page, or book, or a document.
- > A URL is special type of identifier that also tells you how to access it, such as HTTPs, FTP, etc.—like https://www.google.com.
- So, an example of a URI which is clearly not a URL is an [ISBN code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number[]()) for a book.
#1: Initial revision
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Alexei
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2021-04-28T10:41:40Z (almost 3 years ago)
[This article](https://danielmiessler.com/study/difference-between-uri-url/) shows in a concise and graphical way the difference between URIs and URLs. > A URI is an identifier of a specific resource. Like a page, or book, or a document. > A URL is special type of identifier that also tells you how to access it, such as HTTPs, FTP, etc.—like https://www.google.com. So, an example of a URI which is clearly not a URL is an [ISBN code](International Standard Book Number) for a book.