The Emergence Machine

Url

abstract · Computing · Level 6 · E11

E11Organizations

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

url requires internet, http, computation. It uses dns. It contains protocol.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “url” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “url”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
URL
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0UrlHttpInternetDnsProtocolNetworkSoftwareFormInformationStructureChangeExistenceMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesUrlL6DnsL4HttpL5InternetL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

  • URL German
  • url English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Dns L4 (uses)
    URLs use DNS for resolution.
  • Http L5 (requires)
    A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a web address that specifies the location of a resource on the internet, consisting of protocol, domain, and path.
  • Internet L5 (requires) Technology sense
    URLs address internet resources.