hyperlink
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hyperlink (plural hyperlinks)
- A link from one electronic document to another that can be triggered by the user.
- (Internet) An area on a web page that can be triggered, usually by clicking, to cause another document to load in the browser.
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link from one electronic document to another
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area on a web page
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to hyperlink (third-person singular simple present hyperlinks, present participle hyperlinking, simple past and past participle hyperlinked)
- (of a hypertext document) To point to another document by a hyperlink.
- 2001, Barbara Notarius and Gail Sforza Brewer, Open Your Own Bead & Breakfast, 4th ed, John Wiley and Sons, p 165:
- Their Web page hyperlinks to your Web site.
- 2001, Barbara Notarius and Gail Sforza Brewer, Open Your Own Bead & Breakfast, 4th ed, John Wiley and Sons, p 165:
- To add a hyperlink to a document.
- 2004, Gregory M. Lamb, “Blogs: Here to Stay - With Changes” in Christian Science Monitor, April 15, 2004.
- One valuable thing a blogger often does is hyperlink to magazine and newspaper stories or other interesting blogs, she says.
- 2004, Gregory M. Lamb, “Blogs: Here to Stay - With Changes” in Christian Science Monitor, April 15, 2004.
- To use a hyperlink to jump to a document.
- 1999, John Graubert and Jill Coleman, “Consumer Protection and Antitrust Enforcement at the Speed of Light: The FTC Meets the Internet” in Canada–United States Law Journal, v 25, p 275:
- Indeed, what consumers will see on a Web site is likely to vary depending on the point or Web page at which they access the Web site, how many pages they “hyperlink” through when reviewing the site, and how much of the page containing the disclosure is displayed by consumers' Web browsers without requiring additional scrolling.
- 1999, John Graubert and Jill Coleman, “Consumer Protection and Antitrust Enforcement at the Speed of Light: The FTC Meets the Internet” in Canada–United States Law Journal, v 25, p 275:
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to point to another document by a hyperlink
to add a hyperlink to a document
to use a hyperlink to jump to a document
