technical terms are so weird sometimes.
me: "hey's what the host on that URL? You know, the domain name?"
Internet Engineering Task Force: "It is the netloc"*
me: "..."
IETF: "... wait, no no, that's... that's unwieldy and weird. It is.. THE AUTHORITY."
* (presumably pronounced like like Gandalf saying Morgoth)
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