wikilink

wi·ki·link
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/ˌwɪkɪˈlɪŋk//ˈwɪkɪˌlɪŋk/

noun

A hyperlink from one wiki page to another.

RareScrabble 19

Meanings

nounwikilink (plural wikilinks)

plural wikilinks

  1. wiki jargonA hyperlink from one wiki page to another.

    Adding too many wikilinks (overlinking) is usually caused by novice over-enthusiasm

    2008, Phoebe Ayers, Charles Matthews, Ben Yates, How Wikipedia works: and how you can be a part of it, page 151
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    Go through the article and create internal links (wikilinks) that point to other articles (this is part of what is called wikification).

    2008, John Broughton, Wikipedia: the missing manual, page 75

    Veterans avoid the excessive use of wiki-compounding as it is considered "unencyclopedic" and cliche. However, it is tolerated when it refers to technical terms (eg, wikilinks), when it is an existing subject

    2009, Charley Rowe, Eva Lia Wyss, Language and new media: linguistic, cultural, and technological evolutions, page 342

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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