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Inline linking
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<p>Inline linking (also known as hotlinking, piggy-backing, direct linking, offsite image grabs, bandwidth theft, or leeching) is the practice of using or <a href="/facts/Embedding_Rich_Media/s4TKzjUP">embedding</a> a linked object—often an image—from one <a href="/facts/Website/SAsjJnca">website</a> onto a <a href="/facts/Web_page/5JK7xQLe">webpage</a> of another website. In this process, the second site does not <a href="/facts/File_host/4SFrAdHY">host</a> the object itself but instead loads it directly from the original source, creating an inline link to the hosting site. </p>