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Glossary · Content architecture and SEO

Deep link

A link pointing beyond a site’s homepage to a specific resource or application state.

What Deep link means

It improves direct discovery when the target is stable and accessible.

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How pages, links and intent are organised so an entity is findable, and what a link or a structure can and cannot transfer.

lang attribute · x-default · Search intent · Query class · Navigational query · Informational query · Transactional query · Commercial investigation · Entity-first content · Information architecture · Taxonomy · Ontology · Topic cluster · Pillar page · Content hub · Semantic HTML · Heading hierarchy · Internal link · Anchor text · Link context · Broken link · Redirected internal link · Link equity · PageRank · Dofollow · Nofollow · Sponsored link · User-generated link · External link · Inbound link · Referring domain · Link neighborhood · Orphaned entity · Content decay · Content refresh · Historical optimization · answer block · apex domain · alias domain · parked domain · local pack · Google Business Profile · data aggregator · Data Axle

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What is Deep link?

A link pointing beyond a site’s homepage to a specific resource or application state.

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Content architecture and SEO: How pages, links and intent are organised so an entity is findable, and what a link or a structure can and cannot transfer.

← Link context · Broken link →

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