permanent link
<World-Wide Web> A {URL} that always points to the same piece
of {web content}. {Web pages} that appear for a limited time
at their main URL, such as {web logs} or news sites, often
display an alternative, permanent link. Readers can quote,
bookmark, or link to this URL in order to refer to a
particular item, rather than the page displaying the latest
item.
For example, the URL http://news.bbc.co.uk/ points to the
latest news from the BBC whereas
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/2614839.stm is a permanent link to a
particular news story.
(2003-12-27)