English Explanatory Dictionary

hyperlink

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or trigger an action.
  2. The URL or other address that defines a hyperlink's target or function.
verb
  1. To point to another document by a hyperlink.
  2. To add a hyperlink to a document.
  3. To use a hyperlink to jump to a document.

Pronunciation

hīʹ-pə(r)-lĭngk' /ˈhaɪpə(ɹ)ˌlɪŋk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-hyperlink.wav

Word forms

hyperlink hyperlinks hyperlinking hyperlinked

Etymology

From hyper- + link, or a blend of hypertext + link.

Synonyms

hyperlink link

Related words

hypertext linkify linkback linkrot link doping link whoring link whore link spam click me

Derived words

hyperlink cinema hyperlinkable nonhyperlinked
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