noun
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Meanings
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digital text containing links that let a reader move non-sequentially between related passages or documents
The guide uses hypertext to let readers jump between related topics.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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noun
· digital text containing...
linked text
Opposites
linear text
Word family
Derived forms
hypertextualhypertextuality
Related forms
hyperlinkhypermediaHTMLHTTP
Etymology
From hyper- ("over, beyond") + text. American information pioneer Ted Nelson introduced the term in print in 1965 for interconnected written or pictorial material that could not conveniently be presented linearly on paper. Text ultimately comes from Latin textus ("woven fabric; composition"), from texere ("to weave").