Design a system that takes a long URL and returns a short URL, and redirects short URLs to their...
Design a system that takes a long URL and returns a short URL, and redirects short URLs to their originals.
1️⃣ Clarify Requirements
Functional Requirements
Given a long URL, generate a short URL
Given a short URL, redirect to the original long URL
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