noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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hīʹ-pə(r)-lĭngk'
/ˈhaɪpə(ɹ)ˌlɪŋk/
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rhymes with -ɪŋk
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or trigger an action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
Examples
Click the hyperlink to go to the next page.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: link
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: link
2
noun
Meaning 2
The URL or other address that defines a hyperlink's target or function.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Examples
Copy the hyperlink and paste it into an email.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To point to another document by a hyperlink.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To add a hyperlink to a document.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To use a hyperlink to jump to a document.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: link
History
Etymology
From hyper- + link, or a blend of hypertext + link.
Across languages
Translations
133 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
tejlidhje
— link from one electronic document to another
Albanian:
lidhje
— link from one electronic document to another
Arabic:
اِرْتِبَاط تَشَعُّبِيّ
(irtibāṭ tašaʕʕubiyy)
— link from one electronic document to another
Armenian:
հիպերհղում
(hiperhġum)
— link from one electronic document to another
Armenian:
հղում
(hġum)
— link from one electronic document to another
Bashkir:
һылтанма
(hıltanma)
— link from one electronic document to another
Belarusian:
гіперспасы́лка
(hipjerspasýlka)
— link from one electronic document to another
Belarusian:
лінк
(link)
— link from one electronic document to another
Belarusian:
спасы́лка
(spasýlka)
— link from one electronic document to another
Bengali:
হাইপারলিংক
(haiparliṅk)
— link from one electronic document to another
Bulgarian:
хипервръзка
(hipervrǎzka)
— link from one electronic document to another
Bulgarian:
хиперлинк
(hiperlink)
— link from one electronic document to another
Bulgarian:
линк
(link)
— link from one electronic document to another
Bulgarian:
връзка
(vrǎzka)
— link from one electronic document to another
Chinese Cantonese:
超連結 /超连结
(ciu1 lin4 git3)
— link from one electronic document to another
Chinese Mandarin:
超鏈接 /超链接
(chāoliànjiē)
— link from one electronic document to another
Chinese Mandarin:
超連結 /超连结
(chāoliánjié)
— link from one electronic document to another
Czech:
hyperlink
— link from one electronic document to another
Danish:
hyperlink
— link from one electronic document to another
Dutch:
hyperlink
— link from one electronic document to another
Esperanto:
ligilo
— link from one electronic document to another
Estonian:
hüperlink
— link from one electronic document to another
Finnish:
hyperlinkki
— link from one electronic document to another
French:
hyperlien
— link from one electronic document to another
Georgian:
ჰიპერბმული
(hiṗerbmuli)
— link from one electronic document to another
Georgian:
ჰიპერლინკი
(hiṗerlinḳi)
— link from one electronic document to another
Georgian:
ბმული
(bmuli)
— link from one electronic document to another
Georgian:
ლინკი
(linḳi)
— link from one electronic document to another
German:
Hyperlink
— link from one electronic document to another
German:
Hypertextlink
— link from one electronic document to another
German:
Querverweis
— link from one electronic document to another
German:
Weblink
— link from one electronic document to another
Greek:
υπερσύνδεσμος
(ypersýndesmos)
— link from one electronic document to another
Greek:
υπερζεύξη
(yperzéfxi)
— link from one electronic document to another
Hebrew:
קישור \ קִשּׁוּר
(ki'shur)
— link from one electronic document to another
Hindi:
हाइपरलिंक
(hāiparliṅk)
— link from one electronic document to another
Hungarian:
hiperhivatkozás
— link from one electronic document to another
Icelandic:
tengill
— link from one electronic document to another
Ido:
hiperligilo
— link from one electronic document to another
Irish:
hipearnasc
— link from one electronic document to another
Japanese:
超連結子
(chōrenketsushi)
— link from one electronic document to another
Japanese:
ハイパーリンク
(haipārinku)
— link from one electronic document to another
Japanese:
リンク
(rinku)
— link from one electronic document to another
Kazakh:
гиперсілтеме
(gipersılteme)
— link from one electronic document to another
Khmer:
តំណភ្ជាប់
(tom-nor-phorb)
— link from one electronic document to another
Korean:
하이퍼링크
(haipeoringkeu)
— link from one electronic document to another
Korean:
링크
(ringkeu)
— link from one electronic document to another
Latvian:
hipersaite
— link from one electronic document to another
Lithuanian:
hipersaitas
— link from one electronic document to another
Macedonian:
хиперврска
(hipervrska)
— link from one electronic document to another
Malay:
hiperpautan
— link from one electronic document to another
Māori:
honongaitua
— link from one electronic document to another
Norwegian Bokmål:
hyperlenke
— link from one electronic document to another
Norwegian Nynorsk:
hyperkopling
— link from one electronic document to another
Norwegian Nynorsk:
hyperlenke
— link from one electronic document to another
Norwegian Nynorsk:
hyperlenkje
— link from one electronic document to another
Ojibwe:
aanikegamaa
— link from one electronic document to another
Persian:
ابرپیوند
(abarpeyvand)
— link from one electronic document to another
Polish:
link
— link from one electronic document to another
Polish:
łącze
— link from one electronic document to another
Polish:
hiperłącze
— link from one electronic document to another
Polish:
odnośnik
— link from one electronic document to another
Portuguese:
hiperlink
— link from one electronic document to another
Portuguese:
hiperligação
— link from one electronic document to another
Romanian:
hiperlink
— link from one electronic document to another
Russian:
гиперссы́лка
(giperssýlka)
— link from one electronic document to another
Russian:
гиперли́нк
(giperlínk)
— link from one electronic document to another
Russian:
линк
(link)
— link from one electronic document to another
Russian:
ссы́лка
(ssýlka)
— link from one electronic document to another
Serbo-Croatian:
хипервеза
— link from one electronic document to another
Serbo-Croatian:
повезница
— link from one electronic document to another
Serbo-Croatian:
хиперлинк
— link from one electronic document to another
Serbo-Croatian:
hiperveza
— link from one electronic document to another
Serbo-Croatian:
poveznica
— link from one electronic document to another
Serbo-Croatian:
hiperlink
— link from one electronic document to another
Slovak:
hyperlink
— link from one electronic document to another
Slovene:
hiperpovezava
— link from one electronic document to another
Spanish:
hiperenlace
— link from one electronic document to another
Spanish:
hipervínculo
— link from one electronic document to another
Swedish:
hyperlänk
— link from one electronic document to another
Tagalog:
kawingan
— link from one electronic document to another
Thai:
ไฮเปอร์ลิงก์
(hai-bpəə-líng)
— link from one electronic document to another
Thai:
ลิงก์
(líng)
— link from one electronic document to another
Turkish:
hiper bağ
— link from one electronic document to another
Turkish:
üst bağ
— link from one electronic document to another
Turkish:
hyperlink
— link from one electronic document to another
Ukrainian:
гіперпосила́ння
(hiperposylánnja)
— link from one electronic document to another
Ukrainian:
гіперлі́нк
(hiperlínk)
— link from one electronic document to another
Ukrainian:
лінк
(link)
— link from one electronic document to another
Ukrainian:
посила́ння
(posylánnja)
— link from one electronic document to another
Urdu:
ہائپرلنکس
(hāiparliṅk)
— link from one electronic document to another
Vietnamese:
siêu liên kết
— link from one electronic document to another
Vietnamese:
siêu đường dẫn
— link from one electronic document to another
Bashkir:
һылтанма
(hıltanma)
— area on a Web page
Finnish:
hyperlinkki
— area on a Web page
French:
lien
— area on a Web page
French:
lien hypertexte
— area on a Web page
French:
hyperlien
— area on a Web page
German:
Hyperlink
— area on a Web page
German:
Hypertextlink
— area on a Web page
German:
Querverweis
— area on a Web page
Greek:
υπερσύνδεσμος
(ypersýndesmos)
— area on a Web page
Greek:
υπερζεύξη
(yperzéfxi)
— area on a Web page
Ido:
hiperligilo
— area on a Web page
Irish:
hipearnasc
— area on a Web page
Italian:
collegamento ipertestuale
— area on a Web page
Korean:
하이퍼링크
(haipeoringkeu)
— area on a Web page
Macedonian:
хиперврска
(hipervrska)
— area on a Web page
Portuguese:
hiperligação
— area on a Web page
Portuguese:
hiperlink
— area on a Web page
Swedish:
hyperlänk
— area on a Web page
Thai:
ไฮเปอร์ลิงก์
(hai-bpəə-líng)
— area on a Web page
Thai:
ลิงก์
(líng)
— area on a Web page
Turkish:
hiper bağ
— area on a Web page
Turkish:
üst bağ
— area on a Web page
Greek:
υπερσυνδέω
(ypersyndéo)
— to point to another document by a hyperlink
Ido:
hiperligar
— to point to another document by a hyperlink
Irish:
hipearnasc
— to point to another document by a hyperlink
Polish:
linkować
— to point to another document by a hyperlink
Spanish:
hiperenlazar
— to point to another document by a hyperlink
Swedish:
länka
— to point to another document by a hyperlink
Vietnamese:
liên kết
— to point to another document by a hyperlink
Greek:
υπερσυνδέω
(ypersyndéo)
— to add a hyperlink to a document
Irish:
hipearnasc
— to add a hyperlink to a document
Japanese:
ハイパーリンク
(haipārinku)
— to add a hyperlink to a document
Spanish:
hipervincular
— to add a hyperlink to a document
Swedish:
länka
— to add a hyperlink to a document
Vietnamese:
đặt siêu liên kết
— to add a hyperlink to a document
Greek:
υπερσυνδέομαι
(ypersyndéomai)
— to use a hyperlink to jump to a document
Ido:
hiperligilar
— to use a hyperlink to jump to a document
Irish:
hipearnasc
— to use a hyperlink to jump to a document
Vietnamese:
mở siêu liên kết
— to use a hyperlink to jump to a document
Vietnamese:
truy cập siêu liên kết
— to use a hyperlink to jump to a document