URLScheme
A Universal Resource Locator (URL) is a type of telecommunications address specified as Internet standard RFC 1738 [http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1738.txt].
The URL specifies the protocol and the contact point defined by that protocol for the resource.
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Lvl |
Type, Domain name and/or Mnemonic code |
Concept ID |
Mnemonic |
Print Name |
Definition/Description |
1
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L: (fax)
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14868 |
fax |
Fax |
A telephone number served by a fax device [http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3966.txt and http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2806.txt].
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1
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L: (file)
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14872 |
file |
File |
Host-specific local file names [RCF 1738]. Note that the file scheme works only for local files. There is little use for
exchanging local file names between systems, since the receiving system likely will not be able to access the file.
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1
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L: (ftp)
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14871 |
ftp |
FTP |
The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) [http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1738.txt].
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1
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L: (http)
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14870 |
http |
HTTP |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol [http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2368.txt].
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1
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L: (mailto)
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14869 |
mailto |
Mailto |
Electronic mail address [http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2368.txt].
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1
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L: (mllp)
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20931 |
mllp |
MLLP |
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1
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L: (modem)
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14875 |
modem |
Modem |
A telephone number served by a modem device [http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3966.txt and http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2806.txt].
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1
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L: (nfs)
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14873 |
nfs |
NFS |
Network File System protocol [http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2224.txt]. Some sites use NFS servers to share data files.
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1
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L: (tel)
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14867 |
tel |
Telephone |
A voice telephone number [http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3966.txt and http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2806.txt].
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1
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L: (telnet)
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14874 |
telnet |
Telnet |
Reference to interactive sessions [http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1738.txt]. Some sites, (e.g., laboratories) have TTY based
remote query sessions that can be accessed through telnet.
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