Difference between URI and URL -27 | URI and URL in web services
Difference chart between URI and URL
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URI is an acronym for Uniform Resource Identifier.
URL is an acronym for Uniform Resource Locator.
URI contains two subsets, URN, which tell the name, and URL, which tells the location.
URL is the subset of URI, which tells the only location of the resource.
All URIs cannot be URLs, as they can tell either name or location.
All URLs are URIs, as every URL can only contain the location.
A URI aims to identify a resource and differentiate it from other resources by using the name of the resource or location of the resource.
A URL aims to find the location or address of a resource on the web.
The URI scheme can be protocol, designation, specification, or anything.
The scheme of URL is usually a protocol such as HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, etc.