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)