hyperlink

[ hahy-per-lingk ]
/ ˈhaɪ pərˌlɪŋk /
Computers.

noun

link1(def 7).

verb (used with object)

to create hyperlinks in or to: an extensively hyperlinked document.

verb (used without object)

to follow a hyperlink: From their web page, you can hyperlink to employment sites.

Origin of hyperlink

1990–95

historical usage of hyperlink

See Internet.

Words nearby hyperlink

hyperkinemia, hyperkinesia, hyperkinetic syndrome, hyperlactation, hyperleukocytosis, hyperlink, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoproteinemia, hyperliposis

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British Dictionary definitions for hyperlink

hyperlink
/ (ˈhaɪpəˌlɪŋk) /

noun

a word, phrase, picture, icon, etc, in a computer document on which a user may click to move to another part of the document or to another document

verb

(tr) to link (files) in this way
Often shortened to: link

Scientific definitions for hyperlink

hyperlink
[ hī′pər-lĭngk′ ]

See link.

Cultural definitions for hyperlink

hyperlink

A way of connecting different Web pages together on the Internet. A hyperlink is a word or graphic display on one Web page that allows a computer to shift to another related Web page. Also called a link.