HYPERLINK
hyperlink
(noun) a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hyperlink (plural hyperlinks)
Some text or a graphic in an electronic document that can be activated to display another document or trigger an action.
An address, URL, or program that defines a hyperlink's function.
Hypernyms
• link
Hyponyms
• backlink
Verb
hyperlink (third-person singular simple present hyperlinks, present participle hyperlinking, simple past and past participle hyperlinked)
(of a hypertext document) To point to another document by a hyperlink.
To add a hyperlink to a document.
To use a hyperlink to jump to a document.
Source: Wiktionary