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hyperlink

Summary

hyperlink is a data type[1]. hyperlink ranks in the top 8% of data_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,439 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • hyperlink's instance of is recorded as data type[3].
  • hyperlink's instance of is recorded as artificial object[4].
  • hyperlink is a type of reference[5].
  • hyperlink is part of electronic document[6].
  • hyperlink is part of hypertext[7].
  • hyperlink is part of technical standard[8].
  • hyperlink comprises target[9].
  • hyperlink comprises hypermedia link[10].
  • hyperlink comprises link descriptor[11].
  • hyperlink's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/hyperlink[12].
  • hyperlink's equivalent class is recorded as https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Link[13].
  • hyperlink's different from is recorded as Link[14].
  • hyperlink's different from is recorded as anchor[15].
  • hyperlink's user manual URL is recorded as https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/links-crawlable[16].
  • hyperlink's fabrication method is recorded as hyperlinking[17].
  • hyperlink's directs readers to is recorded as hypertext[18].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include data type[3] and artificial object[4]. hyperlink is a type of reference[5].

Use and Application

Components include target[9], hypermedia link[10], and link descriptor[11]. Part of include electronic document[6], hypertext[7], and technical standard[8].

Influence

Things named for hyperlink include hyperlink cinema[19], a film genre[20] and Tryst.link[21], a website[22], in Australia[23], founded in 2010[24].

Why It Matters

hyperlink ranks in the top 8% of data_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,439 views/month).[2] hyperlink has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] hyperlink is known by 91 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Entities named for hyperlink include hyperlink cinema[19], a film genre[20] and Tryst.link[21], a website[22], in Australia[23], founded in 2010[24].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hyperlink_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{hyperlink}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hyperlink}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 25d ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fabrication method hyperlinking
    Different from Link, anchor
    Subclass of reference
    Aliases
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12946]]: hypertext+link, import FOLDOC ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/f6585e22ab8ad/|details]])"
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