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hyperlinknoun

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What does the noun hyperlink mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun hyperlink. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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How common is the noun hyperlink?

About 1occurrence per million words in modern written English

Oct.–Dec. 2017	0.21
Jan.–Mar. 2018	0.21
Apr.–June 2018	0.21
July–Sept. 2018	0.21
Oct.–Dec. 2018	0.21
Jan.–Mar. 2019	0.22
Apr.–June 2019	0.21
July–Sept. 2019	0.22
Oct.–Dec. 2019	0.25
Jan.–Mar. 2020	0.33
Apr.–June 2020	0.37
July–Sept. 2020	0.39
Oct.–Dec. 2020	0.4
Jan.–Mar. 2021	0.37
Apr.–June 2021	0.29
July–Sept. 2021	0.3
Oct.–Dec. 2021	0.33
Jan.–Mar. 2022	0.38
Apr.–June 2022	0.42
July–Sept. 2022	0.45
Oct.–Dec. 2022	0.46
Jan.–Mar. 2023	0.46

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How is the noun hyperlink pronounced?

British English

/ˈhʌɪpəlɪŋk/

HIGH-puh-link

U.S. English

/ˈhaɪpərˌlɪŋk/

HIGH-puhr-link

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Where does the noun hyperlink come from?

Earliest known use

1980s

The earliest known use of the noun hyperlink is in the 1980s.

OED's earliest evidence for hyperlink is from 1988.

hyperlink is formed within English, by derivation.

Etymons: hyper- prefix, link n.2

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Nearby entries

hyperinsulinism, n.1924–
hyperirritability, n.1913–
hyperite, n.1863–
hyperkalaemia, n.1949–
hyperkeratosed, adj.1909–
hyperkeratosis, n.1841–
hyperkinesia, n.1848–
hyperkinesis, n.1855–
hyperkinetic, adj.1888–
hyperleucocytosis, n.1897–
hyperlink, n.1988–
hyperlink, v.1988–
hyperlinked, adj.1989–
hyperlinking, n.1990–
hyperlipaemia | hyperlipemia, n.1894–
hyperlocal, adj.1900–
hyperlogism, n.1656
hypermagnesaemia, n.1933–
hypermania, n.1928–
hypermarket, n.1970–
hypermature, adj.1897–

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Entry history for hyperlink, n.

hyperlink, n. was first published in June 2001

hyperlink, n. was last modified in July 2023

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Revisions and additions of this kind were last incorporated into hyperlink, n. in July 2023.

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