Meanings
plural deep links
- InternetA type of hyperlink directly pointing to content on a website, rather than its home page.
Therefore, it depends on the concrete circumstances whether deep links are legal or not. Noncommercial sites are probably more often allowed to deep link to other sites than commercial sites.
2004, Munindar P. Singh, editor, The Practical Handbook of Internet Computing, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 10
present singular third person deep links · participle present deep linking · participle past deep linked · past deep linked
- To directly link to content on a website.
Noncommercial sites are probably more often allowed to deep link to other sites than commercial sites.
2004, Munindar P. Singh, editor, The Practical Handbook of Internet Computing, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 10
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
French lien profond
- lien profonda type of hyperlink linking to a website page which is not the home page
German Deeplink
- Deeplinka type of hyperlink linking to a website page which is not the home page
Hungarian mélylink
- mélylinka type of hyperlink linking to a website page which is not the home page
Cite this entry
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