A mechanism for sharing data between two {application program}s where changes to the data made by one application appear instantly in the other' s copy.Under System 7 on the Macintosh the users establishes a hotlink by doing a "Create Publisher" on the server and "Subscribe" on the client.Under Windows 3 it' s "Cut Special"(?) and "Paste Special" (as opposed to the normal Cut and Paste).(1995-02-16)