Define "URL," "http," and the "World Wide Web ("the web" or "www")" as they refer to using the
Internet in research.

URL stands for uniform resource locator, which is similar to an electronic citation. Almost every resource on the Internet is identified by a URL. Http is the abbreviation for hypertext transfer protocol, which is an interface program that enables computers to communicate.
Hypertext is a system by which disparate objects, such as text and graphics, can be linked.
A protocol is a system of formats and rules. The World Wide Web is a hypertext-based system through which specially formatted documents are accessible on the Internet.