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I would use link (and only link) in instructions: "Click the link."
I would use hyperlink in describing the technology: "The program implements three kinds of hyperlinks--URL, UNC, and glossary popups."
"Ednie, Catherine" wrote:
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>I've always preferred to use the term link when describing text you can
>click on to jump to another area. In our documentation, we also have
>hyperlink (and hyper-link) and hot link (or hot-link). Is there any
>justification for using these terms instead of just plain link?
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