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#263Tech: Why are Web Addresses coded in English?

April 28, 2017

author: Shingie Lev Muringi

Have you ever wondered why most most web addresses are coded in English? Here in Zimbabwe, you can just randomly check www.netone.co.zw, www.263chat.com, www.herald.co.zw. The answer is simply that the people who developed standards for web addresses were, for the most part, English-speaking Americans. The longer analysis on