In computing, hypertext is a way of connecting pieces of text so that you can go quickly and directly from one to another.
[computing]
hypertext in British English
(ˈhaɪpəˌtɛkst)
noun
computer software and hardware that allows users to create, store, and view text and move between related items easily and in a nonsequential way; a word or phrase can be selected to link users to another part of the same document or to a different document
hypertext in American English
(ˈhaɪpərˌtɛkst)
noun
Computing
information stored in a computer and specially organized so that related items, as in separate documents, are linked together and can be readily accessed
Examples of 'hypertext' in a sentence
hypertext
Most verses have a hypertext link to a commentary.
Christianity Today (2000)
In other languages
hypertext
British English: hypertext NOUN
In computing, hypertext is a way of connecting pieces of text so that you can go quickly and directly from one to another.
...information embroidered with colourful graphics and tied together by hypertext links.