hyperlink

Meaning

Noun

1. (Internet) Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or trigger an action.
2. (broadly) The URL or other address that defines a hyperlink's target or function.

Verb

1. To point to another document by a hyperlink.
2. To add a hyperlink to a document.
3. To use a hyperlink to jump to a document.

Synonyms

connection

link

🔗

hypertext link

weblink

Translations

hyperlien

Hyperlink

hiperenlace

🔗

hiperlink

hipervínculo

🔗

hiperligação

lien hypertexte

hyperlink

hyperlier

lien

υπερσύνδεσμος

Querverweis

nexus

Link

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhaɪpə(ɹ)ˌlɪŋk/

Etymology

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