Hotlinking
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hotlinking is a noun meaning (Internet) Directly embedding or linking to a resource on another server, such as an image or video, so that it appears to be part of the linking website — considered a violation of netiquette.
Meaning
(Internet) Directly embedding or linking to a resource on another server, such as an image or video, so that it appears to be part of the linking website — considered a violation of netiquette.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hyperlinkage, hyperlink, cross-link, inlink, linkpost, linkfest.
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