wikilink
Cross-reference on Wikipedia
A wikilink is a hyperlink within a wiki that connects one page to another, typically formatted with double brackets: [[page name]].
Wikilinks form the connective tissue of wikis, letting readers navigate between related topics.
The term is most associated with Wikipedia but applies to any wiki platform.
To wikilink is to create such a link: I wikilinked the article to three related entries.
Free collaborative online encyclopedia
- WikimediaFree knowledge project operator
- encyclopediaComprehensive subject-matter collection
- WikiquoteCollaborative quotation compendium
- WiktionaryCollaborative open-source lexicon project
Commons · Wikidata · notability · verifiability · consensus
Clickable reference to another page
- redlinkUnwritten wiki page
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- cross-referenceNotation pointing elsewhere
- backlinkIncoming web citation
citation · disambiguation · redirect · navigation · clickable · markup · wikitext
Directing attention elsewhere
- articleWritten piece or grammatical word
- subjectMatter under discussion
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- informationKnowledge about something
facts · learning · documentation · archive · compendium · source · citation · bibliography
Unpaid willing participant
- editorOne who revises text
- communityCollective of connected people
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- consensusGeneral group agreement
Wikipedia
Free collaborative online encyclopedia
- WikimediaFree knowledge project operator
- encyclopediaComprehensive subject-matter collection
- WikiquoteCollaborative quotation compendium
Wiktionary · Commons · Wikidata · notability · verifiability · consensus
hyperlink
Clickable reference to another page
- redlinkUnwritten wiki page
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- cross-referenceNotation pointing elsewhere
backlink · citation · disambiguation · redirect · navigation · clickable · markup · wikitext
reference
Directing attention elsewhere
- articleWritten piece or grammatical word
- subjectMatter under discussion
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
information · facts · learning · documentation · archive · compendium · source · citation · bibliography · categories
volunteer
Unpaid willing participant
- editorOne who revises text
- communityCollective of connected people
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
wikilinkplain text
Unencoded readable characters
URL · dead link · hyperlink · broken link · redlink