hyperlink

American  

[hahy-per-lingk] / ˈhaɪ pərˌlɪŋk /

noun

1. link.

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verb (used with object)

1. to create digital connections between web pages or between elements on web pages using hypertext, or to have such links on or to a web page or electronic document.

   an extensively hyperlinked document.

verb (used without object)

1. to have, establish, or follow a connection from one web page or one object to another: I want to hyperlink from the table of contents to the specific articles in the newsletter.

   The app hyperlinks to content from social media feeds.

   I want to hyperlink from the table of contents to the specific articles in the newsletter.

   From their web page, you can hyperlink to employment sites.

hyperlink British  

/ ˈhaɪpəˌlɪŋk /

noun

1. a word, phrase, picture, icon, etc, in a computer document on which a user may click to move to another part of the document or to another document

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verb

1. (tr) to link (files) in this way

hyperlink Scientific  

/ hī′pər-lĭngk′ /

1. See link

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hyperlink Cultural  

1. A way of connecting different Web pages together on the Internet. A hyperlink is a word or graphic display on one Web page that allows a computer to shift to another related Web page. Also called a link.

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Etymology

Origin of hyperlink

First recorded in 1990–95; hyper- ( def. ) + link ¹ (in the computer sense)

Example Sentences

“If we’re all born to be an obituary then let me live as a hyperlink, a trending meme traversing the chatter of continents,” Toro writes in the poem Memexodus.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024

A hyperlink popped up that said “women botanists,” and I was curious, so I clicked on it.

From Scientific American • Jun. 5, 2023

To make the prompt go away, users had to click a big blue button to agree to share their Instagram posts on Facebook, or a smaller hyperlink to opt out.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2023

Instead of using vague text such as “click here” or simply using the URL as the hyperlink, use the opportunity to include relevant information about the content of the link.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

A hyperlink has also been provided, linking each of these games to its PGN format.

From The Blue Book of Chess Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis of All the Recognized Openings by Staunton, Howard