hypertext

Thân thiện

A student clicks on a hypertext link in an online article.

Definition

Noun: 1. A non-linear, machine-readable text format: Hypertext is a method of structuring and linking digital information where units of text (or other media) are connected through associative links. This creates a web of information that can be navigated in a non-sequential, user-directed manner, unlike traditional linear text on paper.

Usage

Hypertext is the foundational concept behind the World Wide Web, where web pages are connected via hyperlinks. * The professor explained that the defining feature of the early web was its use of hypertext to connect documents across the globe. * This encyclopedia is not just a digital book; it's built on hypertext, allowing you to jump from one article to a related one with a single click.

Advanced Usage

• "Hypertext system": A software environment designed for creating, managing, and reading hypertext documents.
  • Early hypertext systems like HyperCard inspired the development of the modern web.
• "Hypertext fiction": A genre of interactive literature where the narrative is structured as a network of linked text nodes, allowing for multiple reading paths.
  • She wrote a piece of hypertext fiction where the reader's choices determine the story's outcome.

Variants and Related Words

• Hyperlink (n): The specific clickable element (often underlined text or an image) within a hypertext document that, when activated, navigates the user to another section or document.
  • Click on the hyperlink to visit the source.
• Hypertextual (adj): Relating to or characteristic of hypertext.
  • The hypertextual nature of the online manual makes it easy to find related troubleshooting steps.

Synonyms

• Linked text
• Non-linear text
• Interactive text

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "The web of hypertext": A phrase used to describe the vast, interconnected network of documents formed by hypertext links, essentially synonymous with the World Wide Web.
  • He got lost for hours exploring the web of hypertext on the topic.

Học thuật

Noun

1. 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--Ted Nelson