hyperlink

noun
/ˈhaɪpə(ɹ)ˌlɪŋk/

Etymology

From hyper- + link, or a blend of hypertext + link.

  1. inherited from *kleng-
  2. inherited from *hlankaz — “bendsome, flexible
  3. inherited from *hlankiz
  4. derived from *hlenkr
  5. inherited from hlenċe
  6. inherited from linke
  7. prefixed as hyperlink — “hyper + link

Definitions

  1. Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another…

    Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or trigger an action.

    • Click the hyperlink to go to the next page.
  2. The URL or other address that defines a hyperlink's target or function.

    • Copy the hyperlink and paste it into an email.
  3. To point to another document by a hyperlink.

    • Their Web page hyperlinks to your Web site.
  4. + 2 more definitions
    1. To add a hyperlink to a document.

      • One valuable thing a blogger often does is hyperlink to magazine and newspaper stories or other interesting blogs, she says.
    2. To use a hyperlink to jump to a document.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at hyperlink. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01hyperlink02url03page04document05paper06newspaper07digital08age09alternatively10link

A definitional loop anchored at hyperlink. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at hyperlink

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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