Hyperlink
When you clicked on the word "Hyperlink", you were brought to this HTML page on our server via a hyperlink that looks like this in raw HTML:
<a href="/jargon/jargon_html/2766.shtml">Hyperlink</a>
And looks like this to the user browsing the web:
Hyperlink
A hyperlink is a part of a digital document that is a pathway to another place, either in the same document or in a completely different document. To follow a hyperlink you will need to click on it. Hyperlinks can be in the form of text or graphics and usually is distinguished by a different color or an underline. Hyperlinks are vital to the functionality of the Internet.
