hyperlink

noun

A piece of text or an image on a screen that you can click to open another page or start an action.

Example sentence

“The article contains a hyperlink to the full report.”

In everyday speech people just say 'link'; the full form appears mostly in technical writing.

Related words

domainAn area of activity, knowledge, or influence that belongs to a person or group.bookmarkA thin piece of paper, fabric, or other material placed between pages to keep your spot in a book.protocolAn agreed set of rules for sending and receiving data, especially between computers on a network.cookieA small, flat, sweet baked treat that may be crunchy or soft.firmwareSoftware stored permanently inside a device that controls its basic hardware functions.cacheA quick-access temporary store that keeps recently or often-used data so it does not have to be fetched again from a slower source.