URL vs. URI

In this document, the term URL refers to the entire URL, that points to content. The following is an example of a URL:

http://someserver/servlets/psc/ps84/e_procurement/fdm/s/WEBLIB_Portal.FieldChange.IScript_DoSomething?page=view&key1=value1&key2=value2

A URI does not include the content information. Think of it as a subset of the URL that points to the location of the resource, but does not include any parameters passed to that resource. From the previous example, the URI portion of the URL is:

http://someserver/servlets/psc/ps84