LINK FARM

Domain	Definition
Computing	Link farm n. [Unix] A directory tree that contains many links to files in a master directory tree of files. Link farms save space when one is maintaining several nearly identical copies of the same source tree -- for example, when the only difference is architecture-dependent object files. "Let's freeze the source and then rebuild the FROBOZZ-3 and FROBOZZ-4 link farms." Link farms may also be used to get around restrictions on the number of `-I' (include-file directory) arguments on older C preprocessors. However, they can also get completely out of hand, becoming the filesystem equivalent of spaghetti code. Source: Jargon File.
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Specialty Definition: Link farm

On the World Wide Web, a link farm is a large group of web pages created with the intention of creating hyperlinks to one another. Link farms are normally created programmatically, rather than by human beings. This is usually done to try to influence Internet search engine rankings, in order to pick up hits from users. These link farms may also be used to promote other websites, directly or indirectly. Search engine operators usually attempt to detect link farms, and to remove them from their indices or penalize their content rank. FFA's are a particular type of link farm.

See also: reciprocal link, spamdexing

Anagrams: LINK FARM

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
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	-1 letter: finmark.
	-2 letters: firman, malkin, marlin.
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	Words containing the letters "a-f-i-k-l-m-n-r"
	+5 letters: craftsmanlike.
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