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link

The correct spelling is link.

How to pronounce link

/lɪŋk/
noun

IPA: /lɪŋk/

Say it like: Lin-k

The correct spelling is link. Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or trigger an action. For example: "Click the hyperlink to go to the next page."

Usage Examples

Click the hyperlink to go to the next page.

Copy the hyperlink and paste it into an email.

The mayor’s assistant serves as the link to the media.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or trigger an action.
  2. 2.(by extension) An address, URL, or program that defines a hyperlink's function.
  3. 3.A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.
  4. 4.One element of a chain or other connected series.
  5. 5.The connection between buses or systems.

verb

  1. 1.To connect two or more things.
  2. 2.(of a Web page) To contain a hyperlink to another page.
  3. 3.To supply (somebody) with a hyperlink; to direct by means of a link.
  4. 4.To post a hyperlink to.
  5. 5.To demonstrate a correlation between two things.

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