hypertext

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   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.

Common collocations

• hypertext system Noun + noun

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").

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