hyperlinkingn.
/ˈhʌɪpəˌlɪŋkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhaɪpərˌlɪŋkɪŋ/ Computing.
The creation of hyperlinks between documents, or parts of a document. Also: the use of hyperlinks.
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1990 DG Rev. (Nexis) Jan. 34 [Intellibook] does something very different and powerful called hypermedia, or hyperlinking.
1995 N.Y. Times 24 Jan. c8/3 The real key to the magic of the Web, though, is hyperlinking. It works like this: a person is browsing through a document on the Web..and comes across a highlighted reference to a related document.
2000 Guardian (Electronic ed.) 4 Sept. Now, it seems that hyperlinking is being taken from one extreme to the next, with corporates laying down strict guidelines for the erstwhile courteous act of providing links to another company's site.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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