As nouns the difference between hyperlink and hotlink
is that
hyperlink is some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or trigger an action while
hotlink is a direct embedding of, or a hyperlink to, a resource on another server, particularly images or video.
As a verb hyperlink
is to point to another document by a hyperlink.
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.
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hotlink Noun
( en noun)
(Internet) A direct embedding of, or a hyperlink to, a resource on another server, particularly images or video.
Related terms
* hotlinking |
