URI

URI -- (Uniform Resource Identifier)

An address for s resource available on the Internet.

The first part of a URI is called the "scheme". the most well known scheme is http, but there are many others. Each URI scheme has its own format for how a URI should appear.

Here are examples of URIs using the http, telnet, and news schemes:


    http://www.copperjacket.net/pc-tech/computer-glossary.htm
    telnet://well.sf.ca.us
    news:new.newusers.questions