Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hotlinking

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
hotlink-ing
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Directly embedding or linking to a resource on another server, such as an image or video, so that it appears to be part of the linking website — considered a violation of netiquette.

Uncountable

Etymology

From hot + linking.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

hotlink

Questions

What does hotlinking mean?
Directly embedding or linking to a resource on another server, such as an image or video, so that it appears to be part of the linking website — considered a violation of netiquette.
Where does hotlinking come from?
From hot + linking.

How to pronounce hotlinking

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