Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To make a hypertext link in (an electronic document or file).
- intransitive verb To follow a hypertext link to an electronic document or file.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Some text or a graphic in an
electronic document that can beactivated to display another document ortrigger an action. - noun An address,
URL , or program that defines a hyperlink's function. - verb of a hypertext document To point to another document by a hyperlink.
- verb To add a hyperlink to a document.
- verb To use a hyperlink to jump to a document.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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But this just brings up an enlarged version of the image; the title hyperlink is what will bring you to the full metadata.
Archive 2007-05-01 2007
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But this just brings up an enlarged version of the image; the title hyperlink is what will bring you to the full metadata.
Creating, Managing & Pres. Dig. Assets: George Washington University 2007
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The via whirlpool link for the Exetel hyperlink is a bit out of date.
Uncapped ADSL Plans From TPG, Exetel | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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Just a head's up ... the hyperlink is missing an 'h' at the beginning, so it's throwing up an error.
CROM! The Font! Cromsblood 2010
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However, oftentimes, the purpose of the hyperlink is difficult to determine.
Do It Myself Blog – Glenda Watson Hyatt » 2009 » February 2009
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“The hyperlink is one of the most underappreciated inventions of the last century,” Mr. Kelly said.
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The lowly hyperlink is often overlooked as just a ‘feature’ of the Internet or the Web in particular.
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“The hyperlink is one of the most underappreciated inventions of the last century,” Mr. Kelly said.
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The hyperlink is what made the web possible — it is for the Web what carbon is for carbon-based life-forms.
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BNA's Electronic Commerce & Law Report reports that a federal court in Utah has ruled that a mere hyperlink from the defendant's Web site was insufficient to establish personal jurisdiction over the defendant.
May 11th, 2006 2006
frindley commented on the word hyperlink
Question is, muses frindley, can I make one?
April 1, 2008
frindley commented on the word hyperlink
Oh, yes!! (Simple pleasures...)
April 1, 2008
bilby commented on the word hyperlink
*Applauds*!
April 1, 2008
whichbe commented on the word hyperlink
SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOW TO MAKE A WEB LINK.
This is useful for people who want to link to lists but don't know how. Using the Brackets is for words, not lists. I've seen some people try to link lists this way, and it doesn't work.
This is done by making a simple HTML tag. The example is below.
<A HREF="blah">Linked text here</A>
Where "blah" is, you replace that with the URL. The URL is the exact web address. To get that, all you have to do is highlight the URL/Address at the top of your browser and then COPY-PASTE it into where the "blah" is. That's it! Enjoy!
August 2, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word hyperlink
Can you add it on FAQ, too?
August 2, 2008