•On occasion, you may see the URL
for a file stored locally on your computer or local area
network.
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•If you are accessing a file from
your own computer, the server name might be omitted and
replaced by an extra slash (/).
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•The file scheme here does not
imply any particular communication protocol; instead the
browser retrieves the document using whatever method is the local
standard for the type of file specified in the URL.