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hy·per·link

(hī′pər-lĭngk′) Computers

See link¹.

v. hy·per·linked, hy·per·link·ing, hy·per·links

v.tr.

To make a hypertext link in (an electronic document or file).

v.intr.

To follow a hypertext link to an electronic document or file.

[hyper(text) + link.]

hyperlink

(ˈhaɪpəˌlɪŋk)

(Computer Science) a word, phrase, picture, icon, etc, in a computer document on which a user may click to move to another part of the document or to another document

(Computer Science) (tr) to link (files) in this way

Often shortened to: link

hy•per•link

(ˈhaɪ pərˌlɪŋk)
n.

a hypertext link.

[1990–95]

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Noun

hyperlink - a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen

link - (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list

Translations

hyperlinkki

hyperlienhyperlier

hiperligação

hyperlink

[ˈhaɪpəlɪŋk] N → hipervínculo m

hyperlink

[ˈhaɪpə^rlɪŋk]

n → hyperlien m

vt [+ page, text] → hyperlier
to be hyperlinked → contenir des liens hypertextes, être hyperlié(e)
to be hyperlinked to sth → contenir des liens hypertextes vers qch, hyperlier vers qch

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