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+ | # URL Encoding | ||
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+ | URL Encoding (also known as percent encoding) is the process of converting a [URL](../u/url) so as to replace *reserved* characters that have a special meaning with special *escape* character sequences. | ||
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+ | For example `/` might be replaced with `%2F` and `(` with `%28`. | ||
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+ | This is done to differentiate between when the characters used as text and when they are used in their special meaning. | ||
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