[http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Shoch] The 'name' of a resource indicates what we seek, an 'address' indicates where it is, and a 'route' tells us how to get there. IEN (Internet Experiment Note) document: IEN 19, A note on Inter-Network Naming, Addressing, and Routing (January, 1982) This quotation is often erroneously attributed to Jon Postel.