What does “href” stand for in HTML?

问题:

I understand what the "href" attribute in the anchor tag (<a />) is for, but what does the "h" stand for?

回答1:

HREF stands for "Hypertext Reference".

Source: https://www.w3.org/Provider/ServerWriter.html

回答2:

Hypertext REFerence

回答3:

the h stands for hypertext- in mathematics, hyperspace means greater than 3 dimensions. Got to love the superlative!

回答4:

The official name is supposedly (H)ypertext (REF)erence, but I always liked to think of it as Hyperlink Reference.