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)