hyperlink
hyperlink. Intellectual property. An element on a webpage — usu. a word, phrase, or graphic, but sometimes a single pixel — that, when clicked on, takes the user to another part of the same website or to a different website. • A copyright violation occurs if a person knows or has reason to know that a link will be used for unauthorized copying, and creates a link to encourage or contribute to wrongful copying. — Often shortened to link. — hyperlink, vb.
