Can you explain what URL means and what its main function on the internet is?

URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a standardized resource pointer used to identify and access resources on the internet, such as web pages, images, videos, and other files.

The main function of a URL is to specify the exact address of a resource on the network, allowing a browser or other client to find and load that resource. A URL consists of several parts, such as the protocol (e.g., http, https), the domain name, the path to the file, and possibly query parameters.

Example of a URL:

https://example.com/path/to/page?query=123

Here:

• https is the protocol
• example.com is the domain name
• /path/to/page is the path to the resource
• ?query=123 are the query parameters

Thus, a URL serves as an address for accessing resources on the internet.