hotlink

ˈhɑːtlɪŋk

Definition

Definition of hotlink - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

internet

TECH.

hyperlink that directly links to a file

TECH.

The hotlink led directly to the image on another site.

hyperlink

URL

embedding

TECH.

method of embedding content from another site

TECH.

Using a hotlink, she displayed the video on her blog.

Verb

tr.

internet

TECH.

create a hyperlink to another website

TECH.

She hotlinks to her favorite blog in her post.

hyperlink

link

website embedding

TECH.

embed media from another site without permission

TECH.

He got in trouble for hotlinking images from other websites.

embed

link

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Origin of hotlink

English, hot (high temperature) + link (connection)

Examples of hotlink in a sentence

The website was penalized for using a hotlink.
The hotlink led to a broken image.
He hotlinked to the source material in his article.
The website was penalized for hotlinking to copyrighted images.
She was sued for hotlinking a video without consent.
Hotlinking can lead to bandwidth theft issues.

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French:lien direct, créer un lien hypertexte, ...
German:Direktlink, verlinken, ...
Italian:collegamento diretto, linkare, ...
Spanish:enlace directo, hipervincular, ...
Portuguese:link direto, hiperligar, ...
Chinese:热链接, 创建超链接, ...
Japanese:ホットリンク, ホットリンクする, ...
Arabic:رابط مباشر, رَبَطَ, ...
Hebrew:הִיפֶּרְלִינְק יָשִׁיר, לְקַשֵּׁר, ...
Russian:горячая ссылка, встраивать медиа, ...
Ukrainian:пряме посилання, створити гіперпосилання, ...
Hindi:हॉटलिंक, हॉटलिंक करना, ...
Bengali:হটলিঙ্ক, হটলিঙ্ক করা, ...
Catalan:enllaç directe, enllaçar, ...
Czech:přímý odkaz, odkazovat, ...
Danish:direkte link, hotlinke, ...
Dutch:directe link, hyperlink maken, ...
Greek:άμεσος σύνδεσμος, δημιουργώ υπερσύνδεσμο, ...
Hungarian:mélyhivatkozás, belinkelni, ...
Khmer:តំណភ្ជាប់ផ្ទាល់ទៅឯកសារ, បង្កើតតំណភ្ជាប់, ...
Korean:직접 링크, 하이퍼링크를 만들다, ...
Persian:لینک مستقیم, لینک مستقیم ایجاد کردن, ...
Polish:bezpośredni link, utworzyć hiperłącze, ...
Portuguese (BR):link direto, hiperligar, ...
Romanian:link direct, a crea un hyperlink, ...
Swedish:hyperlänk, hyperlänka, ...
Thai:ลิงก์ตรง, สร้างลิงก์ไฮเปอร์, ...
Turkish:doğrudan bağlantı, bağlantı vermek, ...
Vietnamese:liên kết trực tiếp, tạo liên kết, ...

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