What is an Unshortened URL?

Unshortened refers to a URL that has not been shortened using a URL shortener service. In other words, it is the original long URL that contains all the information about the resource being accessed, such as the protocol (http or https), the domain name, the path, and any query parameters or fragments.

For example, the original long URL for this Wikipedia page might look something like this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unshortened_URL

In contrast, a shortened URL might look like this:

http://bit.ly/2J5H4QM

The shortened URL is shorter because it only contains the essential information needed to identify the resource being accessed, and it uses a unique identifier (in this case, "2J5H4QM") to point to the original long URL.

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