hyperlink

noun hy·per·link \ˈhī-pər-ˌliŋk\

computers : a highlighted word or picture in a document or Web page that you can click on with a computer mouse to go to another place in the same or a different document or Web page

Full Definition of HYPERLINK

: an electronic link providing direct access from one distinctively marked place in a hypertext or hypermedia document to another in the same or a different document

— hyperlink transitive verb

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First Known Use of HYPERLINK

1988

Rhymes with HYPERLINK

bobolink, countersink, distelfink, doublethink, interlink, in the pink, kitchen-sink, missing link, on the blink, rinky-dink, salmon pink, shocking pink

HYPERLINK Defined for Kids

hyperlink

noun hy·per·link \ˈhī-pər-ˌliŋk\

Definition of HYPERLINK for Kids

: an electronic link that allows a computer user to move directly from a marked place in a hypertext document to another in the same or a different document

— hyperlink verb