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  1. Apr 30th, 2003, 03:52 PM #1
    HAVocINCARNATE29
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    "Hyper"link

    I'm just curious if anyone knows why a link is also called a hyperlink. What's so hyper about it? Why all the hype? I'm getting a little hyper here myself, so i'll stop, but if anyone could explain this to me, i'd be thankful.
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  2. Apr 30th, 2003, 04:55 PM #2
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    Probably for the same reason the h in html satnds for hyper, I think its some kind of networking term.
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  3. May 1st, 2003, 12:46 AM #3
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    The word hyper means overexcited. However, the prefix hyper- means linked or arranged nonsequentially.
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    It's derived from Hypertext. Hypertext means text that needs not be read sequentially but is interlinked with links. Because the links link hypertext they are called hyperlinks.
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