shortener

Meanings

• Noun

  A tool or service used to make a URL or text shorter, usually by using a unique code.

  - "I used a URL shortener to make my link fit in the tweet."
  - "The shortener converted the long link into a more manageable one."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with shortener
mender , sender , lender

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Variants

List of all variants of shortener that leads to same result
shorten , shortened , shortener , shorteners , shortening , shortens

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From the verb 'to shorten' plus the suffix '-er'. The term became popular with the rise of social media platforms that imposed character limits on URLs.

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Trivia

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1. The first URL shortener was created in 2002 by Adam Ragusea as a way to save space in text messages.

2. The shortest URL ever recorded is 'http://bit.ly/a' which is only three characters long.

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Related Concepts

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1. URL: Uniform Resource Locator is the address of a resource on the internet, such as a website or a file.

2. Link shortening: The process of converting a long URL into a shorter one using a URL shortener.

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Culture

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URL shorteners have become an essential tool in digital communication, particularly in social media platforms where character limits are common. They have also been used for various purposes such as hiding long links, tracking clicks, and creating customized short links.

How to Memorize "shortener"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a tool or service that converts long URLs into shorter ones.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term with the idea of making things shorter and more manageable.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Short URLs Save Space' to remember the meaning of the term.

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