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Pathname vs Url - What's the difference?

pathname | url |

As a noun pathname

is (computing) the full name of a computer file, including the names of any directories]] or [[subdirectory|subdirectories in the path needed to access it.

As an initialism url is

a uniform resource locator: the address of a web page, ftp site, audio stream or other internet resource.

As an abbreviation url is

(us|military|nautical) unrestricted line officer.

pathname

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (computing) The full name of a computer file, including the names of any directories]] or [[subdirectory, subdirectories in the path needed to access it.

    • See also

    * basename

    url

    English

    Initialism

    (en noun)
  • A Uniform Resource Locator: the address of a web page, ftp site, audio stream or other Internet resource.
    • https://en.wiktionary.org/ is the URL of English Wiktionary.

    See also

    * IRI * URI * (wikipedia "URL")

    Abbreviation

    ; URL
  • (US, military, nautical) unrestricted line officer

    • See also

    * line officer English acronyms English initialisms