Dead Link: A link which is no longer functional. Most large high quality websites have at least a few dead links in them, but the ratio of good links to dead links can be seen as a sign of information

 

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Dead Link: A link which is no longer functional. Most large high quality websites have at least a few dead links in them, but the ratio of good links to dead links can be seen as a sign of information

Link Rot: A measure of how many and what percent of a website's links are broken. Links may be broken for a number of reason, but four of the most common reasons are: a website going offline, linking . . . View Full Definition

Link Reputation: The combination of your link equity and anchor text.

Link Popularity: The number of links pointing at a website. For competitive search queries link quality counts much more than link quantity. Google typically shows a smaller sample of known linkage data than . . . View Full Definition

Link Partner: Two sites which link to each other. Search engines usually don’t see these as high value links, because of the reciprocal nature.

Link Text: The user visible text of a link. Search engines use anchor text to indicate the relevancy of the referring site and link to the content on the landing page. Ideally all three, link text, ref . . . View Full Definition

Linkage: The condition in which the inheritance of a specific chromosome is coupled with that of a given gene. The genes stay together during meiosis and end up in the same gamete.

Linked Agreement: Two agreements, appearing to be separate, which are in fact linked. For example, in areas where laws prohibiting the taking of deposits on timeshare property exist, the buyer may be presente . . . View Full Definition

Linkage Map: A map of the relative positions of genetic loci on a chromosome, determined on the basis of how often the loci are inherited together. Distance is measured in centimorgans (cm).

Linkage Disequilibrium: Where alleles occur together more often than can be accounted for by chance. Indicates that the two alleles are physically close on the dna strand.