permalink

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UK/ˈpɜː(ɹ).mə.lɪŋk/

noun

A permanent (unchanging) link to an individual blog entry or news item on the World Wide Web.

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Meanings

nounpermalink (plural permalinks)

plural permalinks

  1. InternetA permanent (unchanging) link to an individual blog entry or news item on the World Wide Web.
verbpermalink (third-person singular simple present permalinks, present participle permalinking, simple past and past participle permalinked)

present singular third person permalinks · participle present permalinking · participle past permalinked · past permalinked

  1. InternettransitiveTo create a permalink to.

Origin

From perma- + link.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 永久鏈接 /永久链接, 固定鏈接 /固定链接
  • 永久鏈接 /永久链接static address
  • 固定鏈接 /固定链接static address
Czech permalink
  • permalinkstatic address
Finnish ikilinkki
  • ikilinkkistatic address
French permalien
  • permalienstatic address
Polish odnośnik bezpośredni
  • odnośnik bezpośrednistatic address
Spanish permalink
  • permalinkstatic address
Swedish permalänk
  • permalänkstatic address
Cite this entry
APA

permalink. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permalink

MLA

“permalink.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permalink. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “permalink,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permalink.

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