hyperlink

noun

hy·​per·​link ˈhī-pər-ˌliŋk 

: an electronic link providing direct access from one distinctively marked place in a hypertext or hypermedia document to another in the same or a different document

hyperlink transitive verb

Examples of hyperlink in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These hyperlinks are to provide public emergency information and wildfire updates for each the of the 64 counties in Colorado. —Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025

Go to the above hyperlink to register for this recall and check instructions on how to get rid of the current power bank. —David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025

By then, the tedious part had become weeding out dead-end hyperlinks — usually anything past page one of the search results. —Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025

The digital prank consists of a bait-and-switch maneuver in which someone opens a disguised hyperlink containing the music video to Astley's song. —Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

hyperlink

noun

hy·​per·​link ˈhī-pər-ˌliŋk 

: a computerized connector that allows one to move quickly from one place in a document to another place in the same or a different document usually with a single mouse click