HYPERTEXT Definition & Meaning

hypertext

[ hahy-per-tekst ]

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noun

a method of storing data through a computer program that allows a user to create and link fields of information at will and to retrieve the data nonsequentially.

hypertext

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noun

computer software and hardware that allows users to create, store, and view text and move between related items easily and in a nonsequential way; a word or phrase can be selected to link users to another part of the same document or to a different document

hypertext

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A computer-based text retrieval system that enables a user to access particular locations or files in webpages or other electronic documents by clicking on links within specific webpages or documents.

hypertext

The entire chain of hyperlinks that connects a series of related Web pages .

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of hypertext¹

First recorded in 1970–75

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My artwork is often focused on Black Americans, but I’ve found this to be true across different cultures: Black speech is a hypertext language.

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“Hypertext is niche because it needs that nontrivial effort to traverse the narrative. The irony is that more people are also navigating hypertext in the context of games: game wikis.”

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The result is something akin to cinematic hypertext, and thanks to Thompson’s steady hand, the brief but deep dives are richly rewarding.

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Many hypertext links in the End Notes don't work, including the first.

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But the mysterious nightclub framing and hypertext elements make Eschaton more than a string of live-streamed performances.

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