URL whose location is specified relative to the address of the base document in which the URL resides. It provides a shorthand way to refer to files or resources that use the same protocol, domain name, or directory path as the current document. Contrast with absolute URL.
A URL which refers to a document by using a shortened form of its path, relative to the document containing the URL. For instance, if the file http://www.mtholyoke.edu/marylyon/index.html is to contain a link to http://www.mtholyoke.edu/cic/index.html, it might be made using the relative URL ../cic/index.html. See also: absolute URL, URL
a URI reference that comprises just the scheme-specific part of a URL, or some trailing component thereof
a URL that changes the browser location relative to the file that is making the request
a URL which relies upon the current directory being the same as the directory where the current HTML file is located
The address of a document or other resource in relation to the active document or resource. Unlike an absolute URL, a relative URL does not include the domain of or the full path to the resource. It might include only the file name and file name extension, and possibly part of the path to the resource.
A URL that points to another file in relation to the location of the current one. For example. Number 234 Collins Street [absolute ] compared to down the street and to the left [ relative ].
a partial URL that references another location that is relative to a current URL. A relative URL is constructed by omitting the URL protocol, the server name, and optionally part or all of the path.
URL that is missing some information (such as the scheme or network location), which a browser is expected to inherit from the URL of the document that contains the relative URL.
A URL that points to another file in relation to the location of the current one. Compare 2345 N. Gray St. (absolute) with "down the street and to the left" (relative). See also Uniform Resource Locator. See Part III.
Relative URL is the name given to a partial internet address of a page. The address given is relative to the path name of the current document. Also see absolute URL.
A path to a file described in relationship to the current file. For example: graphics/buttons/normal/handouts.gif
An URL that does not include strict directory information; instead, you give the link directions like "back two directories and up one directory" in standard...
A partially qualified URL that specifies a resource on the Internet or an intranet whose location is relative to a starting point specified by an absolute URL or equivalent ADO Connection object. In effect, the concatenated absolute and relative URLs consitute a complete URL. See also URL and absolute URL.
The Internet address of a page or other World Wide Web resource with respect to the internet address of the current page. A relative URl gives the path from the current location of the page to the location of the destination page or resource. A relative URL can optionally include a protocol. For example, the relative URL doc/sample.htm refers to the page sample.htm in the directory doc, below the current directory.
An URL which is not complete, and must be expanded to an absolute URL before it can be used. The mechanism behind this expansion is discussed in more detail in my article on using relative URLs.
The file portion of the URL. Used to indicate to browsers that a file is on the same web server as the current file being displayed. For example, the relative URL /weekly/blglossary.htm tells the browser that the file needed is on the server in the directory named "weekly" and the file name is named "blglossary.htm." See URL, Absolute URL.
