Introduction to Hypertext
– Etymology
– Types and uses of hypertext
History of Hypertext
– Influences of Jorge Luis Borges and Vannevar Bush
– Coined terms and development of hypertext systems
Implementation and Development of Hypertext
– Early implementations of hypertext systems
– Noteworthy hypertext systems
Impact and Significance of Hypertext
– Key role in the World Wide Web
– Revolutionizing information access and sharing
– Enables complex linking and cross-referencing
– Paving the way for interactive multimedia
Other Related Topics
– Hypertext Markup Languages and Formats
– Academic conferences on hypertext
– Hypertext fiction
– Forms of hypertext
– Additional resources and references
Hypertext is text displayed on a computer display or other electronic devices with references (hyperlinks) to other text that the reader can immediately access. Hypertext documents are interconnected by hyperlinks, which are typically activated by a mouse click, keypress set, or screen touch. Apart from text, the term "hypertext" is also sometimes used to describe tables, images, and other presentational content formats with integrated hyperlinks. Hypertext is one of the key underlying concepts of the World Wide Web, where Web pages are often written in the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). As implemented on the Web, hypertext enables the easy-to-use publication of information over the Internet.
