Internal link

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In web design, an internal link is a hyperlink (navigation element) that points to another page in the same website.

Links are considered either "external" or "internal" by having a defined parameter of what portion of the internet counts as "us" and which as "them." Most commonly, a link to a page outside the same domain is considered external, whereas one in the same domain is considered internal.

However, these definitions become a bit tricky when the same organization operates multiple domains functioning as a single web experience, e.g. when a secure commerce website is used for purchasing things displayed on a non-secure website.

Similarly, a blogging website might have thousands of different blogs, in which context one might view a link as "internal" only if it linked within the same blog, not to other blogs within the same domain.