Editing Address bar (section)

{{short description|Web browser widget that shows the current URL}}
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[[File:HTTPS and padlock in website address bar.jpg|thumb|An address bar.]]

In a [[web browser]], the '''address bar''' (also '''location bar''' or '''URL bar''') is the element that shows the current URL. The user can type a URL into it to navigate to a chosen website. In most modern browsers, non-URLs are automatically sent to a search engine. In a file browser, it serves the same purpose of navigation, but through the file-system hierarchy.

Many address bars offer features like autocomplete and a list of suggestions while the address is being typed in. This auto-correct ion feature bases its suggestions on the browser's history. Some browsers have keyboard shortcuts to auto-complete an address.