How many ways can you slice a URL and name the pieces?07:54 on 2011-08-26 (ttk.me b/4DY1) using BBEdit While researching a way to describe different parts of a URL for a runtime interface, I was shocked to discover that over the years, different specifications, implementations, and communities had developed an incredible variety of ways to slice and name the pieces of a URL. I remember seeing XKCD