What does "hypertext" mean?

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

How do you pronounce "hypertext"?

Pronounced //ˈhaɪpəɹˌtɛkst//.

Common synonyms include: hyperlinked content, hyperlinked text, interlinked text, linked content, linked text, networked content.

/ˈhaɪpəɹˌtɛkst/ noun

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Noun

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
machine-readable text that is not sequential but is organized so that related items of information are connected wordnet
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 . ."

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

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