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hotlink

American  
[hot-lingk] / ˈhɒtˌlɪŋk /

noun

Computers.
  1. a link between two files, as between a spreadsheet and a document, such that a change in one effects a change in the other.

  2. a hypertext link; hyperlink.


Etymology

Origin of hotlink

1990–95

Example Sentences

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Add a hotlink to each warm bun, dress with the chow-chow and serve.

From Washington Post

The update to Photobucket’s ToS, however, means users are forced to upgrade to the most premium tier if they wish to hotlink.

From The Verge

“Dear Huffington Post, please don’t hotlink images without permission,” Inman wrote.

From The Guardian

At the time, there was no easy way to upload a picture and hotlink it, as you do with Imgur or Twitpic or a hundred other sites today, and there was no blogging service that made it easy to share pictures.

From Slate

Finally, readers old enough to remember bands like the Clash—folks under 40 should know that they did not get heavy contemporaneous airplay—may wonder why I didn’t hotlink the final four words in the previous paragraph.

From Forbes