Etymology

hypertext

hy·per·text
H4Y4P3E1R1T1E1X8T1

Today it means: Digital text in which the reader may navigate related information through embedded hyperlinks. Full definition →

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From hyper- + text; coined by American information technologist, philosopher, and sociologist Ted Nelson in 1965.

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