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hypermedia

extension of the term hypertext, nonlinear medium of information that includes graphics, audio, video, plain text and hyperlinks
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hypermedia

Summary

hypermedia ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (393 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • hypertext is named after hypermedia[2].
  • hypermedia is a type of multimedia[3].
  • hypermedia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hypermedia[4].
  • hypermedia's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/hypermedia[5].
  • hypermedia's named by is recorded as Ted Nelson[6].

Body

Definition and Type

hypermedia is a type of multimedia[3].

Origins

hypertext is named after hypermedia[2].

Why It Matters

hypermedia ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (393 views/month).[1] hypermedia has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] hypermedia is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). hypermedia. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/hypermedia
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hypermedia_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{hypermedia}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hypermedia}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 16h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named by → Ted Nelson
    Named after → hypertext
    Subclass of → multimedia
    Topic's main category → Category:Hypermedia
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 14670, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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