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hot⋅link

  [hot-lingk]
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–noun Computers.
1. a link between two files, as between a spreadsheet and a document, such that a change in one effects a change in the other.
2. a hypertext link; hyperlink.
Origin:
1990–95
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hot·link   (hŏt'lĭngk')   
n.   Computer Science

  1. A connection between two files that automatically updates one whenever the other is updated.

  2. See link1.

link 1   (lĭngk)   
n.  

  1. One of the rings or loops forming a chain.

    1. A unit in a connected series of units: links of sausage; one link in a molecular chain.

    2. A unit in a transportation or communications system.

    3. A connecting element; a tie or bond: grandparents, our link with the past.

    4. An association; a relationship: The Alumnae Association is my link to the school's present administration.

    5. A causal, parallel, or reciprocal relationship; a correlation: Researchers have detected a link between smoking and heart disease.

    1. An association; a relationship: The Alumnae Association is my link to the school's present administration.

    2. A causal, parallel, or reciprocal relationship; a correlation: Researchers have detected a link between smoking and heart disease.

  4. A cuff link.

  5. Abbr. li A unit of length used in surveying, equal to 0.01 chain, 7.92 inches, or about 20.12 centimeters.

  6. A rod or lever transmitting motion in a machine.

  7. Computer Science A segment of text or a graphical item that serves as a cross-reference between parts of a hypertext document or between files or hypertext documents. Also called hotlink, hyperlink.

v.   linked, link·ing, links

v.   tr.

  1. To connect with or as if with a link: linked the rings to form a chain. See Synonyms at join.

  2. Computer Science To make a hypertext link in: linked her webpage to her employer's homepage.

v.   intr.

  1. To become connected with or as if with a link: The molecules linked to form a polymer.

  2. Computer Science To follow a hypertext link: With a click of the mouse, I linked to the company's website.


[Middle English linke, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse hlekkr, *hlenkr, from *hlenkr.]
link'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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hotlink
A mechanism for sharing data between two application programs where changes to the data made by one application appear instantly in the other's copy.
Under System 7 on the Macintosh the users establishes a hotlink by doing a "Create Publisher" on the server and "Subscribe" on the client.
Under Windows 3 it's "Cut Special"(?) and "Paste Special" (as opposed to the normal Cut and Paste).
(1995-02-16)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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