Deep-Linking
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v. Deep-Linking (deep-lĭng-kĭng)
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Deep-Linking is the placing of a linked object, often an image or file, from one site into a web page belonging to a second site. The second site is said to have an inline link to the site where the object is located. Inline linking is also known as hotlinking, leeching, direct linking or bandwidth theft.
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Deep-Linking is the act of placing a hyperlink on a Web page that points to a specific page or image within another website, as opposed to linking direct to the main or home page. If you were to link to this article here, that would be considered a deep link.
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Deep-Linking is often caused by the unavailability of a webclient's referer.