The Dexter Hypertext Model

• was developed during two small workshops, the first of which was held in 1988 at the Dexter Inn in New Hampshire (thus the model's name)
• sought to develop a common terminology for the hypertext field
• is an attempt to capture and formalize the abstractions common to hypertext systems

Three layers of the Dexter model

• run-time layer
• storage layer
• with-in component layer