What is Hypertext

In 1965, Ted Nelson coined the term “hypertext” to describe non-sequential or non-linear text. He defined it as “a body of written or pictorial material interconnected in a complex way that it could not be conveniently represented on paper.” (Nelson 1987). Nelson’s intention was to define a mechanism for presenting information which more closely resembled the human thought process which involves free association rather than the linear limitations which he felt that the written word imposes.