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A Dictionary of the Internet | 2001 | | Copyright

hyperlink An area in a HYPERMEDIA document which normally points to either another part of the document or to another, separate, document. Navigation between hypermedia documents is normally achieved by clicking a hyperlink with a mouse. Hyperlinks can also point to other entities: for example, an FTP LINK points to a site where file transfers can be achieved using the FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL. Clicking on this type of link takes the user to the site.

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hyperlink

A Dictionary of Computing | 2004 | | Copyright

hyperlink A connection between an element (e.g., word, phrase, image, etc.) in a document to somewhere else in the same document, or to a different destination on the Web. Hyperlinks are usually in a different color to the rest of the document or are underlined; they are activated by a mouse click.

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