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hy⋅per⋅link

  [hahy-per-lingk] Computers.
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–noun
1. link 1 (def. 7).
–verb (used with object)
2. to create hyperlinks in or to: an extensively hyperlinked document.
–verb (used without object)
3. to follow a hyperlink: From their Web page, you can hyperlink to employment sites.
Origin:
1990–95
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hy·per·link   (hī'pər-lĭngk')   
n.  See link1.
v.   hy·per·linked, hy·per·link·ing, hy·per·links

v.   tr.
To make a hypertext link in (an electronic document or file).
v.   intr.
To follow a hypertext link to an electronic document or file.

[hyper(text) + 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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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.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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hyperlink   (hī'pər-lĭngk')  Pronunciation Key 
See link.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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hyperlink
anchor

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