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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A hyperlink to a location on a website, especially a regularly updated website such as a newspaper or blog, that contains permanent or infrequently changed information.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A static internet address (link) to an individual blog entry or news item on the World Wide Web.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[perma(nent) + link.]

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

perma- +‎ link

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