# hyperlink

Pronunciation: say "HY-per-link" /ˈhaɪpə(ɹ)ˌlɪŋk/

## Noun

1. A link in an electronic document, such as highlighted text, an image or a web address, that opens another document or place when clicked.
   - Simple: A word, picture or web address on a screen that takes you to another page or place when you click it.
   - _Each hyperlink in the article is underlined so readers can spot it easily._
   - _Tapping the hyperlink launched a video instead of opening a new page._

## Verb

2. To link a document, or part of one, to another document or place by means of a hyperlink, or to be linked in this way.
   - Simple: To connect a page or file to another page or place with a link, or to have such a link.
   - _Reference guides hyperlink to the original studies so readers can verify the data._
   - _This footnote hyperlinks to a fuller discussion of the topic._
3. To move directly to another document by clicking on or following a hyperlink.
   - Simple: To jump to another page by clicking a link.
   - _Users can hyperlink to any chapter without scrolling through the whole book._
   - _In the digital edition, you can hyperlink from any term in the index directly to the page where it is explained._

## Origin

Formed from the prefix 'hyper-' plus 'link', or as a blend of 'hypertext' and 'link'.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/hyperlink (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).