A link may refer to any of the following:

  1. When referring to communications, a link is a connection between two devices.

  2. In data management or a file system, a link refers to the capability of sharing or viewing shared information.

  3. On the Internet, a link is more appropriately called a hyperlink and is what connects web pages to other web pages.

  4. Linux command, see the link command page for additional information about this command.

  5. In spreadsheet programs, linking means a worksheet with the capacity to receive its data in specific cells in a different worksheet. Essentially, the sharing data between worksheets.

  6. In HTML, the tag is used to create links between different objects and web pages on a website.

  7. In HTML, the tag is used to create a link between a web page and an external resource.

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