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Digital Literacy

Posted by ireneolwoch
ireneolwoch
368 Points

Difference between URL and Domain Name

Hi,

What is the difference between the URL and Domain Name? I found some information online but it seems to be a little vague so any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

2 Answers

Marina Alenskaja
Marina Alenskaja
9,320 Points
Marina Alenskaja
Marina Alenskaja
9,320 Points

Hi Irene

A domain name is the name of a website - for example "Treehouse.com". A domain name is unique, and when you buy it it's yours - there cannot be two of the same domain names.

A URL is the entire 'path' of a website. A URL can link to any page of any website - https://teamtreehouse.com/community/difference-between-url-and-domain-name is the URL for this post, and www.treehouse.com is also a URL to the treehouse homepage.

Does that answer your question? :-)

ireneolwoch
ireneolwoch
368 Points
ireneolwoch
ireneolwoch
368 Points

Thanks Marina! You explained it perfectly :)