Hypertext

<p>Hypertext is <a href="/facts/E-text/Aqe8yJR9">text</a> displayed on a <a href="/facts/Computer_display/NRaTDFHc">computer display</a> or other <a href="/facts/Electronic_devices/E4JhgISq">electronic devices</a> with references (<a href="/facts/Hyperlinks/LqNsa84e">hyperlinks</a>) to other text that the reader can immediately access. Hypertext documents are interconnected by hyperlinks, which are typically activated by a <a href="/facts/Mouse_(computing)/fJpa1tUE">mouse</a> click, keypress set, or screen touch. Apart from text, the term "hypertext" is also sometimes used to describe tables, images, and other presentational <a href="/facts/Content_format/TtPU7QDo">content formats</a> with integrated hyperlinks. Hypertext is one of the key underlying concepts of the <a href="/facts/World_Wide_Web/wvnTrWFq">World Wide Web</a>, where <a href="/facts/Web_page/5JK7xQLe">Web pages</a> are often written in the <a href="/facts/Hypertext_Markup_Language/sSc3fT78">Hypertext Markup Language</a> (HTML). As implemented on the Web, hypertext enables the easy-to-use publication of information over the <a href="/facts/Internet/Xw1rVvJU">Internet</a>.
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