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Hypermedia refers to content in a resource that is itself, or somehow contains, a URI link to another resource. The most common type of hypermedia is we experience is hypertext. It is arguably the most significant reason why the web so easy to navigate and explore. Consider any website that you load into a browser. How does one discover and explore additional content that is available? We all know the answer: through the URI links available on the page. In HTML, we usually encounter these links in the form of text or images that have been created using the anchor tag. Visitors do not require a road map nor do they need instructions on how to manually enter new URIs in order or a manual of available URIs to access other content. The embedded hypermedia provides a visitor everything needed to continue. This addresses one important benefit of hypermedia: self-documenting systems. That is, assuming that the links are well labelled and clearly identified on the page, they serve as self-documenting elements that the users can easily understand.

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