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URN - Uniform Resource Name

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Definition: URN stands for Uniform Resource Name. It is the address of a persistent object on the Internet. The name of an object would not change, while the location, or URL, might. RFC 1737 and RFC 2141
Pronunciation: yoo are ehn - abbreviation
Examples:
urn:abc:123,456 is an example of a URN

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