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hotlink

hotlink noun: a direct embedding of, or a hyperlink to, a resource on another server, particularly images or video.

Noun

hotlink (plural hotlinks)

  1. (Internet) A direct embedding of, or a hyperlink to, a resource on another server, particularly images or video.

Forms of hotlink

pluralhotlinks

Origin of hotlink

From hot + link.

Questions about hotlink

What does hotlink mean?
Hotlink means a direct embedding of, or a hyperlink to, a resource on another server, particularly images or video.
What part of speech is hotlink?
Hotlink is a noun.
What is the plural of hotlink?
The plural of hotlink is hotlinks.

Words near hotlink in the dictionary

  1. hotlined
  2. hotliner
  3. hotliners
  4. hotlines
  5. hotlining
  6. hotlink
  7. hotlinker
  8. hotlinkers
  9. hotlinking
  10. hotlinks
  11. hotlist

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hotlink (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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