HTML & XHTML & XML - What is a URI in laymans terms?

A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) is simply a uniform string that identifies some resource on the 'net.

You can write a telephone number as a URI, that doesn't mean it's "on the net". – Matthew Wilson Nov 17 '10 at 15:24 @Matthew - The URI is used on the net...not necessarily the resource. – Justin Niessner Nov 17 '10 at 15:26 @Justin No, that's the point.

A URL is a URI which gives information about where the resource can be found. A URI is just an identifier like "Bob" (except more unique) – Gareth Nov 17 '10 at 15:31 @Gareth - That's exactly what my answer says. It's a uniform way to identify a resource...not locate it (including information on locating the resource is what the URL is for).

– Justin Niessner Nov 17 '10 at 15:32 1 @Justin: Your answer can be interpreted as talking about "some resource which is on the 'net" - that's how I read it, and it doesn't apply to a tel: URI. But I think you're actually saying that the identification occurs on the net (but the resource isn't, necessarily). (This is a bit pedantic, but then conversations about URI vs URL tend to turn into that.) – Matthew Wilson Nov 17 '10 at 15:40.

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