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  2. Address bar - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Address_bar

    In a web browser, the address bar (also location bar or URL bar) is the element that shows the current URL. The user can type a URL into it to navigate to a chosen website. In most modern browsers, non-URLs are automatically sent to a search engine. In a file browser, it serves the same purpose of navigation, but through the file-system hierarchy.

  3. Help:Searching from a web browser - Wikipedia

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    Chrome, Chromium (the open source variant of Chrome), and Brave (a browser based on Chromium) all have an address bar can be configured to search Wikipedia.. Click the kebab menu to the right of the search bar.

  4. URL - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL

    A uniform resource locator (URL), colloquially known as an address on the Web, [1] is a reference to a resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it. A URL is a specific type of Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), [ 2 ] [ 3 ] although many people use the two terms interchangeably.

  5. Query string - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Query_string

    An address bar on Google Chrome showing a URL with the query string title=Query_string&action=edit. A web server can handle a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request either by reading a file from its file system based on the URL path or by handling the request using logic that is specific to the type of resource. In cases where special logic ...

  6. Google Search - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Search

    C. C++ [ 2 ] Google Search (also known simply as Google or Google.com) is a search engine operated by Google. It allows users to search for information on the Internet by entering keywords or phrases. Google Search uses algorithms to analyze and rank websites based on their relevance to the search query. It is the most popular search engine ...

  7. Web page - Wikipedia

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    Web page. Each Wikipedia article is a distinct web page. The URL is visible in the browser's address bar at the top. A web page (or webpage) is a document on the Web that is accessed in a web browser. [1] A website typically consists of many web pages linked together under a common domain name. The term "web page" is thus a metaphor of paper ...

  8. Google Chrome - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome

    Google Chrome features a minimalistic user interface, with its user-interface principles later being implemented into other browsers. For example, the merging of the address bar and search bar into the omnibox or omnibar[ 58 ][ 59 ] Chrome also has a reputation for strong browser performance. [ 60 ][ 61 ]

  9. Web browser - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_browser

    Web browser. A web browser is an application for accessing websites. When a user requests a web page from a particular website, the browser retrieves its files from a web server and then displays the page on the user's screen. Browsers are used on a range of devices, including desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones.