[ang-ker] 
| 1. | any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold. |
| 2. | any similar device for holding fast or checking motion: an anchor of stones. |
| 3. | any device for securing a suspension or cantilever bridge at either end. |
| 4. | any of various devices, as a metal tie, for binding one part of a structure to another. |
| 5. | a person or thing that can be relied on for support, stability, or security; mainstay: Hope was his only anchor. |
| 6. | Radio and Television. a person who is the main broadcaster on a program of news, sports, etc., and who usually also serves as coordinator of all participating broadcasters during the program; anchorman or anchorwoman; anchorperson. |
| 7. | Television. a program that attracts many viewers who are likely to stay tuned to the network for the programs that follow. |
| 8. | a well-known store, esp. a department store, that attracts customers to the shopping center in which it is located. |
| 9. | Slang. automotive brakes. |
| 10. | Military. a key position in defense lines. |
| 11. | Also, anchorman. Sports.
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| 12. | to hold fast by an anchor. |
| 13. | to fix or fasten; affix firmly: The button was anchored to the cloth with heavy thread. |
| 14. | to act or serve as an anchor for: He anchored the evening news. |
| 15. | to drop anchor; lie or ride at anchor: The ship anchored at dawn. |
| 16. | to keep hold or be firmly fixed: The insect anchored fast to its prey. |
| 17. | Sports, Radio and Television. to act or serve as an anchor. |
| 18. | at anchor, held in place by an anchor: The luxury liner is at anchor in the harbor. |
| 19. | drag anchor, (of a vessel) to move with a current or wind because an anchor has failed to hold. |
| 20. | drop anchor, to anchor a vessel: They dropped anchor in a bay to escape the storm. |
| 21. | weigh anchor, to raise the anchor: We will weigh anchor at dawn. |
an·chor (āng'kər)  (click for larger image in new window) n.
v. tr.
Nautical To drop anchor or lie at anchor. [Middle English anker, ancher, from Old English ancor, from Latin ancora, anchora, from Greek ankura.] |
"Anchors are of various sizes. The largest is the SHEET-anchor; next in size are the BOWER-anchors, hung in the bows of ships; the smallest is the KEDGE-anchor." [OED]
anchor hypertext
(Or "hyperlink", "button", formerly "span", "region", "extent") An area within the content of a hypertext node (e.g. a web page) which is the source or destination of a link. A source anchor may be a word, phrase, image or the whole node. A destination anchor may be a whole node or some position within the node.
A hypertext browser usually displays a source anchor in some distinctive way, e.g. marked with a special symbol or drawn in a different colour, font or style. When the user activates the link (e.g. by clicking on it with the mouse), the browser displays the destination anchor to which the link refers. Some anchors only look different when the mouse is over them but this forces the user to hunt for them when they should be obvious.
In HTML, anchors are created with the
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
Destination anchors are only used in HTML to name a position within a page using a "name" attribute. E.g.
The name or "fragment identifier" is appended to the URL of the page after a "#":
http://fairystory.com/goldilocks.html#chapter3
(Though it is generally better to break pages into smaller units than to have large pages with named sections).
(2007-05-21)
Anchor
From Acts 27:29, 30, 40, it would appear that the Roman vessels carried several anchors, which were attached to the stern as well as to the prow. The Roman anchor, like the modern one, had two teeth or flukes. In Heb. 6:19 the word is used metaphorically for that which supports or keeps one steadfast in the time of trial or of doubt. It is an emblem of hope. "If you fear, Put all your trust in God: that anchor holds."