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hypertext
  • n  machine-readable text that is not sequential but is organized so that related items of information are connected
    Let me introduce the word hypertext to mean a body of written or pictorial material interconnected in such a complex way that it could not conveniently be presented or represented on paper"--Ted Nelson
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hypertext mark-up language
  • n  a set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents
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hypertext markup language
  • n  a set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents
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hypertext system
  • n  a database management system that allows strings of text (`objects') to be processed as a complex network of nodes that are linked together in an arbitrary way
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hypertext transfer protocol
  • n  a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
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hyperthermia
  • n  abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer)
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hyperthermy
  • n  abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer)
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hyperthyroidism
  • n  an overactive thyroid gland; pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones or the condition resulting from excessive production of thyroid hormones
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hypertonia
  • n  (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic
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hypertonicity
  • n  (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a higher osmotic pressure than some other
  • n  (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic
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hypertonus
  • n  (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic
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hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
  • n  a disorder in which the heart muscle is so strong that it does not relax enough to fill with the heart with blood and so has reduced pumping ability
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hypertrophic rosacea
  • n  enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol
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hypertrophy
  • n  abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ
  • v  undergo hypertrophy
    muscles can hypertrophy when people take steroids
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hypervelocity
  • n  excessive velocity
    the meteorites struck the earth with hypervelocity impacts
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hyperventilation
  • n  an increased depth and rate of breathing greater than demanded by the body needs; can cause dizziness and tingling of the fingers and toes and chest pain if continued
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hypervitaminosis
  • n  an abnormal condition resulting from taking vitamins excessively; can be serious for vitamins A or D or K
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