Hypertext

//ˈhaɪpəɹˌtɛkst// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Digital text in which the reader may navigate related information through embedded hyperlinks. uncountable

    "We do not read hypertext the same way we read a novel, and browsing the Web is a different experience from reading a book or newspaper."

  2. 2
    machine-readable text that is not sequential but is organized so that related items of information are connected wordnet
  3. 3
    A hypertext document. countable

    "A hypertext system, then, is a memex-like device for creating and manipulating hypertexts, both for on-line browsing, and for reducing selected portions of such texts to . ."

Synonyms

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non linear textnon-linear text

Example

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"Hypertext transfer protocol is abbreviated as http and is the protocol used for web pages."

Etymology

From hyper- + text; coined by American information technologist, philosopher, and sociologist Ted Nelson in 1965.

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Hypertext Markup LanguageHypertext Transfer Protocol

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