Dictionary

hyperlink en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• hīʹ-pə(r)-lĭngk'
• (US) audio
• /ˈhaɪpə(ɹ)ˌlɪŋk/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (Internet) Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or trigger an action.
   • Click the hyperlink to go to the next page.
2. (broadly) The URL or other address that defines a hyperlink's target or function.
   • Copy the hyperlink and paste it into an email.

Forms

Deriveds

hyperlink cinema

Descendants

hyperlink

Holonyms

Internet · image map · website · hypertext · webpage

Hypernyms

link

Hyponyms

backlink · dead link · text link

Relateds

link whoring · click me · linkify · linkrot · link whore · link doping · link spam · hypertext · linkback

Synonyms

link · hyperlink · link

Translations (115)

el υπερσύνδεσμος (area on a Web page) · hy հղում (link from one electronic document to another) · sh hiperlink (link from one electronic document to another) · be лінк (link from one electronic document to another) · lv hipersaite (link from one electronic document to another) · el υπερζεύξη (link from one electronic document to another) · sv hyperlänk (area on a Web page) · sq lidhje (link from one electronic document to another) · uk посила́ння (link from one electronic document to another) · sv hyperlänk (link from one electronic document to another) · pt hiperlink (link from one electronic document to another) · tr hiper bağ (link from one electronic document to another) · hu hiperhivatkozás (link from one electronic document to another) · he קישור \ קִשּׁוּר (link from one electronic document to another) · pl łącze (link from one electronic document to another) · de Hypertextlink (area on a Web page) · fa ابرپیوند (link from one electronic document to another) · uk гіперпосила́ння (link from one electronic document to another) · vi siêu liên kết (link from one electronic document to another) · pt hiperligação (link from one electronic document to another) · ka ლინკი (link from one electronic document to another) · nn hyperlenke (link from one electronic document to another) · ru гиперссы́лка (link from one electronic document to another) · bg хиперлинк (link from one electronic document to another) · bn হাইপারলিংক (link from one electronic document to another) · th ลิงก์ (area on a Web page) · ka ჰიპერბმული (link from one electronic document to another) · eo ligilo (link from one electronic document to another) · ru линк (link from one electronic document to another) · km តំណភ្ជាប់ (link from one electronic document to another) · ko 하이퍼링크 (link from one electronic document to another) · de Hypertextlink (link from one electronic document to another) · cmn 超鏈接 /超链接 (link from one electronic document to another) · be гіперспасы́лка (link from one electronic document to another) · el υπερζεύξη (area on a Web page) · is tengill (link from one electronic document to another) · ba һылтанма (link from one electronic document to another) · bg хипервръзка (link from one electronic document to another) · io hiperligilo (area on a Web page) · da hyperlink (link from one electronic document to another) · et hüperlink (link from one electronic document to another) · ru ссы́лка (link from one electronic document to another) · ja ハイパーリンク (link from one electronic document to another) · ga hipearnasc (link from one electronic document to another) · pl link (link from one electronic document to another) · ga hipearnasc (area on a Web page) · tl kawingan (link from one electronic document to another) · hy հիպերհղում (link from one electronic document to another) · io hiperligilo (link from one electronic document to another) · yue 超連結 /超连结 (link from one electronic document to another) · de Hyperlink (link from one electronic document to another) · pt hiperlink (area on a Web page) · es hipervínculo (link from one electronic document to another) · fr hyperlien (link from one electronic document to another) · ja 超連結子 (link from one electronic document to another) · fr hyperlien (area on a Web page) · tr hiper bağ (area on a Web page) · tr üst bağ (link from one electronic document to another) · ka ბმული (link from one electronic document to another) · mk хиперврска (link from one electronic document to another) · th ลิงก์ (link from one electronic document to another) · fi hyperlinkki (link from one electronic document to another) · ko 링크 (link from one electronic document to another) · oj aanikegamaa (link from one electronic document to another) · nl hyperlink (link from one electronic document to another) · nn hyperkopling (link from one electronic document to another) · ru гиперли́нк (link from one electronic document to another) · ka ჰიპერლინკი (link from one electronic document to another) · mk хиперврска (area on a Web page) · ja リンク (link from one electronic document to another) · ba һылтанма (area on a Web page) · uk лінк (link from one electronic document to another) · fi hyperlinkki (area on a Web page) · fr lien hypertexte (area on a Web page) · sh повезница (link from one electronic document to another) · it collegamento ipertestuale (area on a Web page) · sh хиперлинк (link from one electronic document to another) · sh hiperveza (link from one electronic document to another) · fr lien (area on a Web page) · pl odnośnik (link from one electronic document to another) · el υπερσύνδεσμος (link from one electronic document to another) · ro hiperlink (link from one electronic document to another) · de Querverweis (area on a Web page) · be спасы́лка (link from one electronic document to another) · de Weblink (link from one electronic document to another) · de Hyperlink (area on a Web page) · bg връзка (link from one electronic document to another) · kk гиперсілтеме (link from one electronic document to another) · sl hiperpovezava (link from one electronic document to another) · sk hyperlink (link from one electronic document to another) · ms hiperpautan (link from one electronic document to another) · es hiperenlace (link from one electronic document to another) · th ไฮเปอร์ลิงก์ (area on a Web page) · hi हाइपरलिंक (link from one electronic document to another) · tr üst bağ (area on a Web page) · sq tejlidhje (link from one electronic document to another) · mi honongaitua (link from one electronic document to another) · ar اِرْتِبَاط تَشَعُّبِيّ (link from one electronic document to another) · ur ہائپرلنکس (link from one electronic document to another) · sh хипервеза (link from one electronic document to another) · pt hiperligação (area on a Web page) · vi siêu đường dẫn (link from one electronic document to another) · th ไฮเปอร์ลิงก์ (link from one electronic document to another) · lt hipersaitas (link from one electronic document to another) · tr hyperlink (link from one electronic document to another) · pl hiperłącze (link from one electronic document to another) · de Querverweis (link from one electronic document to another) · nb hyperlenke (link from one electronic document to another) · cs hyperlink (link from one electronic document to another) · nn hyperlenkje (link from one electronic document to another) · cmn 超連結 /超连结 (link from one electronic document to another) · sh poveznica (link from one electronic document to another) · uk гіперлі́нк (link from one electronic document to another) · bg линк (link from one electronic document to another) · ko 하이퍼링크 (area on a Web page)

wikidata: Q102014

hyperlink en · VERB

Pronunciation

• hīʹ-pə(r)-lĭngk'
• (US) audio
• /ˈhaɪpə(ɹ)ˌlɪŋk/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (of a hypertext document) To point to another document by a hyperlink.
   • Their Web page hyperlinks to your Web site. 2001, Barbara Notarius, Gail Sforza Brewer, Open Your Own Bead & Breakfast, 4th edition, John Wiley and Sons, page 165:
2. To add a hyperlink to a document.
   • One valuable thing a blogger often does is hyperlink to magazine and newspaper stories or other interesting blogs, she says. 2004 April 15, Gregory M. Lamb, “Blogs: Here to Stay - With Changes”, in Christian Science Monitor:
3. To use a hyperlink to jump to a document.
   • Indeed, what consumers will see on a Web site is likely to vary depending on the point or Web page at which they access the Web site, how many pages they “hyperlink” through when reviewing the site, and how much of the page containing the disclosure is displayed by consumers' Web browsers without requiring additional scrolling. 1999, John Graubert, Jill Coleman, “Consumer Protection and Antitrust Enforcement at the Speed of Light: The FTC Meets the Internet”, in Canada–United States Law Journal, volume 25, page 275:

Forms

Deriveds

nonhyperlinked · hyperlinkable

Translations (18)

vi mở siêu liên kết (to use a hyperlink to jump to a document) · ja ハイパーリンク (to add a hyperlink to a document) · sv länka (to add a hyperlink to a document) · vi truy cập siêu liên kết (to use a hyperlink to jump to a document) · es hipervincular (to add a hyperlink to a document) · pl linkować (to point to another document by a hyperlink) · el υπερσυνδέω (to add a hyperlink to a document) · ga hipearnasc (to add a hyperlink to a document) · io hiperligilar (to use a hyperlink to jump to a document) · io hiperligar (to point to another document by a hyperlink) · vi liên kết (to point to another document by a hyperlink) · vi đặt siêu liên kết (to add a hyperlink to a document) · el υπερσυνδέω (to point to another document by a hyperlink) · es hiperenlazar (to point to another document by a hyperlink) · el υπερσυνδέομαι (to use a hyperlink to jump to a document) · sv länka (to point to another document by a hyperlink) · ga hipearnasc (to point to another document by a hyperlink) · ga hipearnasc (to use a hyperlink to jump to a document)