What is the difference between a domain name and a URL?

[SwatiSood]

There are differences between URL and domain names. The URL is a string of information providing the complete address of the web page on the internet. Whereas domain name is a part of URL which is a user-friendly form of IP address. We use the URL for identifying a particular web page.

[Guest]

URL (Universal Resource Locator) is a complete web address used to find a particular web page. While the domain is the name of the website, a URL will lead to any one of the pages within the website. Every URL contains a domain name, as well as other components needed to locate the specific page or piece of content.

[lisajohn]

Domain names are the unique identifiers of websites while URLs are the Uniform Resource Locators that identify these websites. Domain names are typically purchased through a registrar, while URL addresses are automatically generated when a website is created. Domain names can be shorter than URLs, but they must include at least one letter and one number. URLs can be longer than domain names and can include any letters or numbers.

[Mohit Rana]

A domain name and a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) are related but distinct concepts in web addressing:

1. Domain Name:
   • A domain name is the human-readable address of a website.
   • It's composed of a series of characters separated by dots (e.g., google.com, example.org).
   • Domain names are organized hierarchically, with the top-level domain (TLD) at the end (e.g., .com, .org, .net).
   • Domain names are used to identify and locate resources on the Internet.
   • They are registered through domain registrars and are unique within the Domain Name System (DNS).
2. URL (Uniform Resource Locator):
   • A URL is a specific type of Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) that provides the means to locate a resource on the internet.
   • It consists of several components, including the protocol (e.g., http, https), the domain name (or IP address), and optional path and query parameters.
   • URLs are used to specify the exact location of a web resource such as a webpage, an image, a file, etc.