Meaning

(Internet) Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or trigger an action..

Definitions by Sense

1. (Internet) Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or trigger an action.
2. (by extension) The URL or other address that defines a hyperlink's target or function.
3. (of a hypertext document) To point to another document by a hyperlink.
4. To add a hyperlink to a document.
5. To use a hyperlink to jump to a document.

Example Sentences

Click the hyperlink to go to the next page.

Copy the hyperlink and paste it into an email.

Their Web page hyperlinks to your Web site.

One valuable thing a blogger often does is hyperlink to magazine and newspaper stories or other interesting blogs, she says.

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.

Word Forms

• hyperlinks
• hyperlinking
• hyperlinked

Synonyms for hyperlink

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When Should You Use Hyperlink?

Use hyperlink when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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