hotlink

/ˈhɑtˌlɪŋk/
verb
  1. To create a link that directly displays content (such as an image) from another website.
    • Please do not hotlink images from our site without permission.
    • He hotlinked the video file, causing the host server to slow down.
    • The blog hotlinked a photo from a news website.
noun
  1. A clickable link on a website that takes you directly to another web page or resource.
    • She added a hotlink to her blog in the forum post.
    • The email contained a hotlink to the company's online store.
    • Click the hotlink to read the full article.
  2. A link that directly displays an image or file from another website, often without permission.
    • Many sites block hotlinks to protect their bandwidth.
    • Hotlinking can slow down the original website's server.
    • The website was using hotlinks to show images from other servers.
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