hotlinking

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noun

Directly embedding or linking to a resource on another server, such as an image or video, so that it appears to be part of the linking website — considered a violation of netiquette.

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Meanings

nounhotlinking (uncountable)
  1. InternetuncountableDirectly embedding or linking to a resource on another server, such as an image or video, so that it appears to be part of the linking website — considered a violation of netiquette.

Origin

From hot + linking.

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APA

hotlinking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hotlinking

MLA

“hotlinking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hotlinking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hotlinking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hotlinking.

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