UNC (Uniform Naming Convention)

A PC format for specifying the location of resources on a local area network (LAN). UNC uses the following format: \server-name\shared-resource-pathname

For example, to access the file test.txt in the directory examples on the shared server silo, enter: \silo\examples\test.txt

UNC is also used to identify shared peripheral devices, such as printers. The idea behind UNC is to provide a format so that each shared resource can be identified with a unique address.

URL (Uniform Resource Locator)

An Internet address, the global address of documents and other resources on the World Wide Web. The first part of the address indicates what protocol to use, and the second part specifies the IP address or the domain name where the resource is located.