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What is HyperText?

  • Hypertext is text which is not constrained to be linear.
  • Hypertext is text which contains links to other texts. The term was coined by Ted Nelson around 1965 (see History).
  • HyperMedia is a term used for hypertext which is not constrained to be text: it can include graphics, video and sound , for example. Apparently Ted Nelson was the first to use this term too.
  • Hypertext and HyperMedia are concepts, not products.

See also:

  • A list of terms used in hypertext litterature.
  • Conferences.
  • Commercial (and academic) products.
  • A newsgroup on hypertext, "alt.hypertext".
  • WorldWideWeb is a project which uses hypertext concepts.
  • Standards.