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hypertext

Syllables: hy·per·text/ˈhaɪpəɹˌtɛkst/

hypertext noun: digital text in which the reader may navigate related information through embedded hyperlinks.

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Noun

hypertext (countable and uncountable, plural hypertexts)

  1. (uncountable) 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.2009, Christian Vandendorpe, Phyllis Aronoff, and Howard Scott (Phyllis Aronoff, Howard Scott, transl.), From Papyrus to Hypertext: Toward the Universal Digital Library, University of Illinois Press...
    • Further, hypertext systems, because of their ease of construction, are very rich in text, graphics and visual illustrations.1999, Ray McAleese, Hypertext: Theory into Practice, Intellect Books, →ISBN, page 2
  2. (countable) 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 . .1969, S. Carmody, W. Gross, T. Nelson, D. Rice, and A. van Dam, “A Hypertext Editing System for the /360”, in Michael Faiman and Jurg Nievergelt, Pertinent Concepts in Computer Graphics: Proceedings...

hypertext meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Arabic

hypertext in Hindi

hypertext
हाइपरटेक्स्ट hāiparṭeksṭ

hypertext in Tamil

மீயுரை

hypertext in Kannada

ಕೊಂಡಿನುಡಿತ

hypertext in Arabic

uncountable: text for the Web
هَايْبَرْتِكْسْت haybartekst
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hypertext in Malay
hiperteks

Examples of hypertext in a sentence

  • It is linearly structured and, as the source of the linked advertising message, part of a hypertext.
  • A program which provides access to the hypertext world we call a browser.
  • In a palimpsestuous reading, the hypertext, or the original, always stands to gain by having its hypertextual status perceived.

All 13 example sentences with hypertext

Synonyms of hypertext

Forms of hypertext

pluralhypertexts

Origin of hypertext

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

Words formed from hypertext

Phrases with hypertext

Questions about hypertext

What does hypertext mean?
Hypertext means digital text in which the reader may navigate related information through embedded hyperlinks.
What is hypertext in Hindi?
Hypertext in Hindi is हाइपरटेक्स्ट (hāiparṭeksṭ). See Hypertext meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is hypertext?
Hypertext is a noun.
How do you pronounce hypertext?
Hypertext is pronounced /ˈhaɪpəɹˌtɛkst/.
What is the plural of hypertext?
The plural of hypertext is hypertexts.

Words near hypertext in the dictionary

  1. hypertestosteronemic
  2. hypertetrahedral
  3. hypertetrahedron
  4. hypertetrahedrons
  5. hypertetraploid
  6. hypertext
  7. hypertext file
  8. hypertext files
  9. Hypertext Markup Language
  10. Hypertext Transfer Protocol
  11. hypertextbook

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: hypertext (page history and authors); हाइपरटेक्स्ट (Hindi) (page history and authors); hypertext (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hypertext (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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