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"Linking" is already used to describe both object file linking (which is unrelated to deep linking) and html anchor linking (which is related to but different f
by yodon 7y ago
"Linking" is already used to describe both object file linking (which is unrelated to deep linking) and html anchor linking (which is related to but different from mobile app deep linking). If you want a generic term, one can of course use the word linking to refer to deep linking, but it's often valuable to have a more specialized term that distinguishes links to functionality in mobile apps from links to anchors in web pages.
- cnorthwood 7y agoIn HTML, "linking" is a contraction of "hyperlinking". I guess deep linking and hyperlinking have a significant cross-over, maybe to the point where it's not a useful distinction?
- yodon 7y agoFlat head screws and pan head screws have similar cross-over in that both are screws. To someone who thinks assembling IKEA cabinets counts as woodworking, the term screw is enough. To someone involved in actual manufacturing, the more specialized terminology remains important. Specialists will always have reason to use more precise language than generalists.