Definition of Hypertext

1. Noun. Machine-readable text that is not sequential but is organized so that related items of information are connected. "Let me introduce the word hypertext to mean a body of written or pictorial material interconnected in such a complex way that it could not conveniently be presented or represented on paper"

Generic synonyms: Machine-readable Text
Group relationships: Object-oriented Database

Definition of Hypertext

1. Noun. Digital text in which the reader may navigate related information through embedded hyperlinks. ¹

2. Noun. A hypertext document. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hypertext

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypertext

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hypertensin
hypertensinogen
hypertension
hypertensions
hypertensive
hypertensive angiopathy
hypertensive arteriopathy
hypertensive arteriosclerosis
hypertensive encephalopathy
hypertensive retinopathy
hypertensively
hypertensives
hypertensor
hypertestoidism
hypertext (current term)
hypertext mark-up language
hypertext markup language
hypertext system
hypertext transfer protocol
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hypertextualization
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hypertextualizes
hypertextualizing
hypertextually
hypertexture
hypertextured

Literary usage of Hypertext

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Overview of the Third Text Retrieval Conference (Trec-3) edited by D. K. Harmon (1996)
"Most existing systems tend to fall into two general categories, text retrieval (ie, systems that focus on command-based querying) and hypertext (systems ..."

2. Internet Costs & Cost Models for Public Libraries: Final Report by Charles R. McClure (1996)
"Server, WWW, hypertext. Host Any computer on a network that is a repository ... HTML (HyperText Markup Language) — The coding language used create hypertext ..."

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