hypertext meaning

UK US /ˈhaɪpɚtɛkst/ 3 syllables

hypertext (noun): machine-readable text that is not sequential but is organized so that related items of information are connected.

Definition of hypertext

  1. machine-readable text that is not sequential but is organized so that related items of information are connected
    • Let me introduce the word hypertext to mean a body of written or pictorial material interconnected in such a complex way that it could not conveniently be presented or represented on paper

    Type of: machine-readable text

How to pronounce hypertext

hypertext is pronounced /ˈhaɪpɚtɛkst/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 24 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HY · words ending in XT · 9-letter words

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