hotlinking

Noun

Meaning

hotlinking (uncountable)

(Internet) Directly embedding or linking to a resource on another server, such as an image or video, so that it appears to be part of the linking website — considered a violation of netiquette.

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Cause: The site owner has a security feature turned on that does not allow for hotlinking of that particular resource. Source: Internet

This feature is primarily used to prevent hotlinking. Source: Internet

You can disable hotlinking by adding the following code to your file and updating it with your domain name. Source: Internet

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