Hyperlink
nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026
An item on a webpage that, when selected, transfers the user directly to another location in a hypertext document or to another webpage, perhaps on a different machine. Also simply called a "link."
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary
Senses
SANS Glossary of Security Terms
In hypertext or hypermedia, an information object (such as a word, a phrase, or an image; usually highlighted by color or underscoring) that points (indicates how to connect) to related information that is located elsewhere and can be retrieved by activating the link.
Wordset Dictionary
a link from a hypertext file to another location or file
Classifications
Entity Type
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Sensitivity
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Information Class
—90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants
- plural
- Hyperlinks
- possessive
- Hyperlink's
- pluralpossessive
- Hyperlinks'