1. Plural of hotlink; hyperlinks embedded in digital documents or web pages that connect to other resources or websites.
Usage: computing; web technology
2. In computing, the practice of linking directly to an image or file hosted on another server without permission, often bypassing the original site's bandwidth and revenue.
Usage: computing; informal

Examples

• The website contains numerous hotlinks to external resources and references.
• Click on the hotlinks in the document to navigate to related articles.
• Hotlinks in the email allow readers to jump directly to product pages.
• The blog post includes hotlinks to the original research studies.
• Website owners often disable hotlinks to protect their bandwidth and content.
• The tutorial uses hotlinks to guide users through different sections of the manual.