Hyperlink, in computing, is a reference to a document, image, website, or another piece of digital content. This “link” can be activated by clicking on it with a mouse (or other pointing device) or by typing a specific address (URL) into the browser address bar. Hyperlinks are widely used in websites and online documents, as they enable readers to easily move from one piece of digital content to another.
A hyperlink could direct you to the same page you are currently on, or an entirely new web page, image, document, etc. It enables users to quickly and easily jump to related information or content within the same page or between different websites. Hyperlinks are often embedded within text, making them easier to find and navigate.
The concept of hyperlinks originated in the first computing systems as early as the 1960s, but the World Wide Web’s hyperlinking system (first released in 1993) revolutionized the concept. The Web’s linking system allows URLs to be embedded directly into text and allows users to be directed to specific information. Today, the concept of hyperlinking is widely used in news articles, blogs, and social media, allowing readers to quickly navigate to the linked information.
Hyperlinks are an extremely useful feature of modern computing and the Internet, and are widely used across the web to create interconnected and easy to access information.
