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An internal link is a hyperlink that is a reference or navigation element in a document to another section of the same document or to another document that may be on or part of the same domain of the internet.
Links are considered either "external" or "internal" by having a defined parameter of what portion of the internet counts as "us" and which as "them." Most commonly, a link to a page outside the same domain is considered external, whereas one in the same domain is considered internal.
However, these definitions become a bit tricky when the same organization operates multiple domains functioning as a single web experience, e.g. when a secure commerce website is used for purchasing things displayed on a non-secure website.
Similarly, a blogging website might have thousands of different blogs, in which context one might view a link as "internal" only if it linked within the same blog, not to other blogs within the same domain.
See also
- Hyperlink
For information about internal links in Wikipedia, see: Help:Link.
- See also Wikipedia:Manual of Style (links)
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