hyperlink

Etymology

hyper- + link, or a blend of hypertext + link

noun

1. 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.
2. (by extension) The URL or other address that defines a hyperlink's target or function.
   Copy the hyperlink and paste it into an email.

verb

1. (of a hypertext document) To point to another document by a hyperlink.
   Their Web page hyperlinks to your Web site. 2001, Barbara Notarius, Gail Sforza Brewer, Open Your Own Bead & Breakfast, 4th edition, John Wiley and Sons, page 165
2. To add a hyperlink to a document.
   One valuable thing a blogger often does is hyperlink to magazine and newspaper stories or other interesting blogs, she says. April 15, 2004, Gregory M. Lamb, “Blogs: Here to Stay - With Changes”, in Christian Science Monitor
3. To use a hyperlink to jump to a document.
   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. 1999, John Graubert, Jill Coleman, “Consumer Protection and Antitrust Enforcement at the Speed of Light: The FTC Meets the Internet”, in Canada–United States Law Journal, volume 25, page 275