'''[http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2141%|%URN]''' , or '''U'''niform '''R'''esource '''N'''ame , is an [IETF] [RFC] specifies a syntax for [URI%|%URIs] that server as persistent location-independent resource identifiers . ** Description ** A URN is a [URI] which '''names''' a resource. [URL]s , in contrast , describe the location of a resource . RFC 2141 has the URN of `urn:ietf:RFC:2141` , and the [URL] `http://www.ietf.org/rfc2141.txt`. ---- Given the serverity of this situation, I wonder why URNs have never caught on? <> Glossary | Internet