In
computing, a
hyperlink is a
reference to
data that the reader can directly follow either by clicking or by hovering. A hyperlink points to a whole
document or to a specific
element within a document.
Hypertext is text with hyperlinks. A
software system that's used for viewing and creating
hypertext is a
hypertext system, and to create a hyperlink is
to hyperlink (or simply
to link). A user following hyperlinks is said to
navigate or
browse the hypertext.