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hyperlink

  • /ˈhaɪpə(ɹ)ˌlɪŋk/

Rhymes with -ɪŋk

Where it comes from

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

noun hyperlinks

  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.

    Similar: link

  2. broadly The URL or other address that defines a hyperlink's target or function. Copy the hyperlink and paste it into an email.

Similar: hyperlink, link

verb hyperlinks · hyperlinking · hyperlinked

  1. of a hypertext document To point to another document by a hyperlink. Their Web page hyperlinks to your Web site.
  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.
  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 re

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noun

Similar: hyperlink, link

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noun link from one electronic document to another

Españolhiperenlace, hipervínculo
한국어하이퍼링크 haipeoringkeu, 링크 ringkeu
日本語超連結子 chōrenketsushi, ハイパーリンク haipārinku, リンク rinku
中文超鏈接 /超链接 chāoliànjiē, 超連結 /超连结 chāoliánjié
हिन्दीहाइपरलिंक hāiparliṅk, लिंक liṅk
Portuguêshiperlink, hiperligação
Françaishyperlien, lien
DeutschHyperlink, Hypertextlink, Querverweis, Weblink
Italianocollegamento ipertestuale, collegamento, link
Ελληνικάυπερσύνδεσμος ypersýndesmos, υπερζεύξη yperzéfxi
Românăhiperlink
Русскийгиперссы́лка giperssýlka, гиперли́нк giperlínk, линк link, ссы́лка ssýlka
Tiếng Việtsiêu liên kết, siêu đường dẫn, liên kết, đường dẫn
العربيةاِرْتِبَاط تَشَعُّبِيّ irtibāṭ tašaʕʕubiyy, رَابِط rābiṭ, وَصْلَة waṣla
עבריתקישור \ קִשּׁוּר ki'shur

noun area on a Web page

한국어하이퍼링크 haipeoringkeu
Portuguêshiperligação, hiperlink
Françaislien, lien hypertexte, hyperlien
DeutschHyperlink, Hypertextlink, Querverweis
Italianocollegamento ipertestuale
Ελληνικάυπερσύνδεσμος ypersýndesmos, υπερζεύξη yperzéfxi

verb to point to another document by a hyperlink

Españolhiperenlazar
Ελληνικάυπερσυνδέω ypersyndéo
Tiếng Việtliên kết

verb to add a hyperlink to a document

Españolhipervincular
日本語ハイパーリンク haipārinku
Ελληνικάυπερσυνδέω ypersyndéo
Tiếng Việtđặt siêu liên kết

verb to use a hyperlink to jump to a document

Ελληνικάυπερσυνδέομαι ypersyndéomai
Tiếng Việtmở siêu liên kết, truy cập siêu liên kết

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@misc{hyperlink_2026,
  title = {hyperlink},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hyperlink},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}