Enter a website address such as www.bccancer.bc.ca into your web browser. Behind the scenes, the URL is matched to the site’s IP address (e.g., www.bccancer.bc.ca is converted to 204.174.66.178).

• Universal Resource Locator (URL), a "human-friendly" addressing scheme
• Internet Protocol addresses are the true numerical addresses of the Internet
• Domain Name Services translate URLs to IPs