Dictionary of Accounting Terms: hypertext
hypertext
data base approach linking related data, programs, and pictures. A hypertext document has highlighted words, called hyper-links, which when clicked on will direct one to more information about the word.
Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms: hypertext
hypertext
(hyperdocuments) electronic documents that present information that can be read by following many different connections, instead of just sequentially like reading a book. TheWorldWideWeb is an example of hypertext, as are Microsoft Windows help files and CD-ROM encyclopedias.
A large hyperdocument (e.g., an encyclopedia) requires large amounts of storage such as provided by a CD-ROM. TheWorldWide Web is a way of publishing hypertext on the Internet, using many different computers as servers for different parts of the information.
