link out
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Meaning · English
To link to an external website.
Register: Internet
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
A brief aside about hoarding PageRank: many people have taken this to an extreme and built sites where they refused to link out to other quality websites, because they feared losing visitors and link juice.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “link out” mean?
To link to an external website.
Is “link out” formal or informal?
link out is generally Internet.