Anatomy+of+a+URL

**http:** //** www. learnthenet.com / english/ start.htm**//
**http:** -- Short for ** __Hypertext Transfer Protocol__ **, this indicates a Web document or directory.


 * www. ** -- This indicates a page on the ** __World Wide Web__ **. (These days, the "www" is optional.)

**learnthenet.com/** -- Called the ** __domain name__ **, it often indicates the name of a **__company, university, or organization__**. It can also tell you the country of origin.

__**www.****learnthenet.com/**__ -- Together, these indicate the server name. (//**This is usually what you say when you give a web address.)**//


 * english/ ** -- This is __** directory ** or ** folder **__ on the web server that contains a group of related web pages within the website.


 * start.htm ** -- This is a ** __web page__ ** inside the folder. (The same file can be named **start.html**) __**A URL doesn't always include the name of the web page.**__


 * Example taken from: [|Learn the Net]