System Design: TinyURL

Introduction

URLUniform Resource Locator (URL), is an address that uniquely identifies a resource on the web. shortening is a service that produces short aliases for long URLs, commonly referred to as short links. Upon clicking, these short links direct to the original URLs. The following illustration depicts how the process works:

Advantages

The key advantages of a URL shortening service are:

• Shortened URLs are convenient to use: they optimize link usage across different forms of devices due to their enhanced accessibility and non-breakability.
• They are visually professional, engaging and facilitate a higher degree of sharing possibilities.
• They are less error-prone while typing.
• They require smaller storage space at the

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