hypertext
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hypertext
- /ˈhaɪpəɹˌtɛkst/
Where it comes from
From hyper- + text; coined by American information technologist, philosopher, and sociologist Ted Nelson in 1965.
noun hypertexts
- Digital text in which the reader may navigate related information through embedded hyperlinks. We do not read hypertext the same way we read a novel, and browsing the Web is a different experience from reading a book or newspaper.
- A hypertext document. A hypertext system, then, is a memex-like device for creating and manipulating hypertexts, both for on-line browsing, and for reducing selected portions of such texts to . .
Similar: non-linear text
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noun
Similar: non-linear text
Translations
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noun uncountable: text for the Web
| Español | hipertexto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 하이퍼텍스트 haipeotekseuteu |
| 日本語 | 超文面 chōbunmen, ハイパーテキスト haipātekisuto |
| 中文 | 超文本 chāowénběn, 超文字 chāowénzì |
| Português | hipertexto |
| Français | hypertexte |
| Deutsch | Hypertext |
| Italiano | ipertesto |
| Ελληνικά | υπερκείμενο yperkeímeno |
| Русский | гиперте́кст gipertékst |
| العربية | هَايْبَرْتِكْسْت haybartekst |
noun countable: hypertext document
| Español | hipertexto |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 超文本 chāowénběn, 超文件 chāowénjiàn |
| Français | document m hypertexte |
| Ελληνικά | υπερκείμενο yperkeímeno |
Talk about this word "hypertext." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hypertext. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hypertext. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hypertext "hypertext." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hypertext.Cite this
@misc{hypertext_2026,
title = {hypertext},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hypertext},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
