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Hyperlink, Hypertext
The HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol) preface of Web site URLs
is the protocol that sends commands from your browser to a Web site's
server to "read" the requested Web page. A hyperlink is a word,
phrase, or image that, when clicked on, "sends" users to another
document (text, sound, image, movie). Clues for links include underlined
words, images featuring a color border, and a cursor turning into
a hand when moused over. Hypertext refers to a collection of hyperlink-laden
documents that don't necessarily have to be read in a linear fashion
(the "story" is different depending on which links you choose to
follow).
Related Terms: URL,
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