The address is composed of the HTTP prefix, a server name, like
www.haxe.org , and an optional relative path to a specific resource located on the server. Certain web
applications also accept other protocols like HTTPS (same as HTTP but over a secure connection) or FTP
(File Transfer Protocol). The name of a server can be composed of just one name when it is a local
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address or, when it is publicly accessible and registered in the DNS (Domain Name Server) service, of
two or more names separated by a dot. A server can also be reached using its numeric address composed
of four dot - separated numbers between 0 and 255. In most configurations, the two following addresses
are equivalent:
http://localhost/
http://127.0.0.1/
A site available on the Internet has a name composed of domains with the most generic one on the right.
The address http://www.haxe.org/ is composed by several parts, starting from the right side:
org is a top - level domain (TLD) reserved to host sites of organizations with no economic
interests.
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