URLelike
URLelike is a term used to describe entities or concepts that share characteristics with Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) but are not actual web addresses. These "URL-like" constructs might resemble the structure of a URL, often featuring a scheme (like "http" or "ftp"), a domain name, and a path, but they do not point to a resource that can be accessed via the internet.
The term can be applied in various contexts. In programming, it might refer to identifiers within a
These URL-like identifiers are useful for providing a consistent way to refer to resources, even when those