Hyperlink

A hyperlink, or simply a link, is a reference in a hypertext document to another document or other resource. As such it would be similar to a citation in literature. However, combined with a data network and suitable access protocol, it can be used to fetch the resource referenced. This can then be saved, viewed, or displayed as part of the referencing document.

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Hyperlinks are part of the foundation of the World Wide Web created by Tim Berners-Lee.

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There are a number of ways to format and present hyperlinks on a web page. The embedded link, a link that occurs within a sentence as is illustrated above, is one of the more common formats.

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