[jephir]

Yep. The WHATWG recommends just using the term URL instead of URI.

> Standardize on the term URL. URI and IRI are just confusing. In practice a single algorithm is used for both so keeping them distinct is not helping anyone. URL also easily wins the search result popularity contest.

https://url.spec.whatwg.org/#goals

[dingo_bat]

Thank you so much! I needed an authoritative source to throw at people when they try to belittle me for using URL, instead of URI. To me, URL just sounds better.

[tremon]

And it is more descriptive as well, in the context of web browser addresses: why call something an animal, when you can call it a dog?