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In [[computing]], a '''uniform resource identifier''' ('''URI''') is a [[String (computer science)|string of characters]] used to [[identify a name]] of a [[resource]].

== Description ==

Such identification enables interaction with representations of the resource over a [[Computer network|network]], typically the [[World Wide Web]], using specific protocols. 

Schemes specifying a concrete [[syntax]] and associated [[Protocol (computing)|protocols]] define each URI. 

== URL ==

The most common form of URI is the [[uniform resource locator]] (URL), frequently referred to informally as a '''web address'''. 

== URN ==

More rarely seen in usage is the uniform resource name (URN), which was designed to complement URLs by providing a mechanism for the identification of resources in particular namespaces.

== See also ==

* [[Computer network]]
* [[Uniform resource locator]]
* [[World Wide Web]]

== External Links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_resource_identifier Uniform Resource Identifier] @ Wikipedia

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