A Web Address - URLs (and URIs)
URL/URIhttps://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/voting-rights-act
- Scheme
https://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/voting-rights-act
- Host
https://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/voting-rights-act
- Path
https://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/voting-rights-act
Aside: Names and Locations: URLs, URIs, and URNs
- URI: Uniform Resource Identifier
- URL: Uniform Resource Locator
- URN: Uniform Resource Name
A book example ("Leadership in Turbulent Times" by Doris Kearns Goodwin).
urn:isbn:978-1476795928
- Uniquely identifies by "name"https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/leadership-doris-kearns-goodwin/1128008541?ean=9781476795928#/
- URL, "L" is for "Location"; tells you were something is "at"
Both are "URIs" one is a URN and the other is a URL.