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absolute link
absolute link A HYPERLINK in a WEB PAGE which specifies the full path to the Web page being linked rather than a RELATIVE LINK; that is, each folder needed to traverse to the page is specified. So if a Web page is found in folder A within folder B which is in folder C, then the path to the page is C/B/A. Absolute links are problematic when the directories in which the pages are contained are moved or renamed, as it leads to BROWSERs being unable to find these pages. Because of this, most professional WEB SITES use RELATIVE LINKS.
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DARREL INCE. "absolute link." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DARREL INCE. "absolute link." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-absolutelink.html DARREL INCE. "absolute link." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-absolutelink.html |
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absolute link
absolute link A hyperlink specified by its full path. If the file containing the hyperlink destination is moved, the browser will be unable to locate the document. See also relative link.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "absolute link." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "absolute link." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-absolutelink.html JOHN DAINTITH. "absolute link." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-absolutelink.html |
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