link sharing

Distributing web addresses

Link sharing is the practice of distributing URLs to others, typically through messaging apps, social media, or email.

The term often appears in app settings and permissions: Enable link sharing to let others access this document.

Link sharing can refer to the feature itself or the act of passing along content: The article went viral through link sharing on Twitter.

Related

pass it on · clipboard · paste · copy · social · embed · click here · referral · click · shortener · QR · retweet · hashtag · DM · inbox · notification · social media · hyperlink

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Opposites
method of content transfer

link sharingfile transfer

Moving digital content elsewhere

direct download · attachment · email attachment · file copying · downloading

openness of access

link sharingrestricted access

Entry limited to authorized individuals

private access · keeping to oneself · password protection · exclusive access · invite-only access

Family

link, sharing, links, linked, linking, linkage, linkages, share, shares

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G