(Internet) An element of text on a web page, used to access other web pages.

The practice of embedding a large number of hyperlinks on a website in exchange for return links, intended to inflate the apparent popularity of the website.

(Internet, informal, derogatory) The practice of going out of one's way to place links to one's website on someone else's web page.

(chemistry, of a polymer) Having links between adjacent chains.

simple past tense and past participle of cross-link

(firearms) A pressed metal or plastic link, used to join cartridges for a machine gun. When the cartridge is removed during loading, the link is expelled.

(colloquial) A hypothetical primate once thought necessary to explain a perceived evolutionary gap between apes and humans. / (figuratively) Any sought-after or valuable intermediary figure or position.

(Internet) A hyperlink that links to another page on the same Web site.

(Internet) A hyperlink that links to another website or domain.

(Internet) A HTML hypertext link that points to a webpage or website that is permanently unavailable.