deep link

noun, verb — 2 senses

noun

Internet A type of hyperlink directly pointing to content on a website, rather than its home page.

Therefore, it depends on the concrete circumstances whether deep links are legal or not. Noncommercial sites are probably more often allowed to deep link to other sites than commercial sites.2004, Munindar P. Singh, editor, The Practical Handbook of Internet Computing, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 10:

verb

To directly link to content on a website.

Noncommercial sites are probably more often allowed to deep link to other sites than commercial sites.2004, Munindar P. Singh, editor, The Practical Handbook of Internet Computing, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 10:

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