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Context vs Hyperlink - What's the difference?

context | hyperlink |

As nouns the difference between context and hyperlink

is that context is the surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence while hyperlink is hyperlink.

As a verb context

is (obsolete) to knit or bind together; to unite closely.

As an adjective context

is (obsolete) knit or woven together; close; firm.

context

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
    • In what context did your attack on him happen? - We had a pretty tense relationship at the time, and when he insulted me I snapped.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=September 7 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Moldova 0-5 England , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=The display and result must be placed in the context that was it was against a side that looked every bit their Fifa world ranking of 141 - but England completed the job with efficiency to record their biggest away win in 19 years.}}
  • (senseid) (linguistics) The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.
  • (archaeology) The surroundings and environment in which an artifact is found and which may provide important clues about the artifact's function and/or cultural meaning.
  • (mycology) The trama or flesh of a mushroom.

    • Antonyms

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    Derived terms

    () * context-dependent * context-free * context-sensitive * in context, compare in isolation * keyword in context, KWIC * keyword out of context, KWOC * out of context * take out of context

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "context")

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To knit or bind together; to unite closely.
    • (Feltham)
  • * R. Junius
    • The whole world's frame, which is contexted only by commerce and contracts.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Knit or woven together; close; firm.
  • * Derham
    • The coats, without, are context and callous.
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    hyperlink

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or trigger an action.
    • Click the hyperlink to go to the next page.
  • An address, URL, or program that defines a hyperlink's function.
    • Copy the hyperlink and paste it into an email.

    Related terms

    * hypertext * linkify

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (of a hypertext document) To point to another document by a hyperlink.
  • * 2001 , Barbara Notarius and Gail Sforza Brewer, Open Your Own Bead & Breakfast , 4th ed, John Wiley and Sons, p 165:
    • Their Web page hyperlinks to your Web site.
  • To add a hyperlink to a document.
  • * 2004 , Gregory M. Lamb, “ Blogs: Here to Stay - With Changes” in Christian Science Monitor , April 15, 2004.
    • One valuable thing a blogger often does is hyperlink to magazine and newspaper stories or other interesting blogs, she says.
  • To use a hyperlink to jump to a document.
  • * 1999 , John Graubert and Jill Coleman, “Consumer Protection and Antitrust Enforcement at the Speed of Light: The FTC Meets the Internet” in Canada–United States Law Journal , v 25, p 275:
    • Indeed, what consumers will see on a Web site is likely to vary depending on the point or Web page at which they access the Web site, how many pages they “hyperlink ” through when reviewing the site, and how much of the page containing the disclosure is displayed by consumers' Web browsers without requiring additional scrolling.