Links establish relationships between nodes of information in a hypertext.
In most instances, the relationship is only implied, and little direct indication is given about why the relationship was established. Link typing offers one way of indicating the purpose of the relationship. It is hypothesized that this priming will increase coherence within the hypertext. In earlier research, a taxonomy of link types was developed based on the participation of hypertext users. A limitation of this research was the absence of any stated attributes for each of the link types, i.e. specific characteristics of each type.