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hypertext

noun

  1. text displayed on a computer display or other electronic devices with references (hyperlinks) to other text which the reader can immediately access
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪpəɹˌtɛkst/

noun

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

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

    “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.”

    “Further, hypertext systems, because of their ease of construction, are very rich in text, graphics and visual illustrations.”

  2. A hypertext document.

    “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 . .”