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URI scheme

namespace identifier assigned by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) within a URI
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URI scheme

Summary

URI scheme is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[1]

Key Facts

  • URI scheme is a type of identifier[2].
  • URI scheme is part of Uniform Resource Identifier[3].
  • URI scheme's official website is recorded as https://www.iana.org/assignments/uri-schemes/uri-schemes.xhtml[4].
  • URI scheme's topic's main category is recorded as Category:URI schemes[5].
  • URI scheme's represents is recorded as namespace[6].
  • URI scheme's described by source is recorded as RFC 2717: Registration Procedures for URL Scheme Names[7].
  • URI scheme's described by source is recorded as RFC 2718: Guidelines for new URL Schemes[8].
  • URI scheme's topic has template is recorded as Template:URI schemes[9].
  • URI scheme's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/url-scheme[10].
  • URI scheme's main Wikidata property is recorded as P4742[11].
  • URI scheme's different from is recorded as URN namespace[12].
  • URI scheme's issued by is recorded as Internet Assigned Numbers Authority[13].

Body

Definition and Type

URI scheme is a type of identifier[2].

Use and Application

URI scheme is part of Uniform Resource Identifier[3].

Why It Matters

URI scheme is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[1]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Lillie Morgan · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Official website → https://www.iana.org/assignments/uri-schemes/uri-schemes.xht
    Described by source → RFC 2717: Registration Procedures for URL Scheme Names, RFC 2718: Guidelines for new URL Schemes
    Part of → Uniform Resource Identifier
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8205]]: Web/URI/Schemes"
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