“1-8-width” or “1-8-inch-width” in URL path?

Question

For a product URL which is better form?

1-8-width-ao-sanding-belts

or

1-8-inch-width-ao-sanding-belts

Would this be served as 1/8" or 18 inch?

MrWhite · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-04 18:43:57Z

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Spell it out unambigously:

/eighth-inch-width-ao-sanding-belts

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answered Feb 4 '16 at 18:16

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Do I lose value they didn't do it that way in the first place? 301 Redirects? – Matt McLennan Feb 4 '16 at 18:30
Absolutely correct! It is best to make any URI readable and understandable by humans so that it is unambiguous - that way search engines can better understand. Short-cutting in these cases will confuse the semantic analysis and whatever search benefit you will receive. When in doubt - spell it out! – closetnoc Feb 4 '16 at 20:36
@MattMcLennan that would also be the case with your original question, would it not? – jnm2 Feb 5 '16 at 12:30

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