What is the Difference Between a URI, URL, and URN

Understanding the basics of these three web concepts

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As a developer, you have already heard about URLs. And you may have also come across the terms URI and URN. The terms URL and URI are often interchangeably used. Here we will learn about what these terms are, according to the specifications (RFC3986, RFC1738, and RFC2141). And we will also…