What Does This Mean?
A tracked web link that a creator or publisher places in a post, bio or video description so that purchases made through it earn them a commission. On creator platforms it is the basic tool of affiliate income and is normally expected to come with a sponsorship or affiliate disclosure.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
""The sunscreen review has an affiliate link in the description, and the video says so out loud.""
LORE & ORIGIN
Wikipedia's affiliate marketing article describes the model: an affiliate earns a commission for each visit, signup or sale it generates for a merchant, with tracking that credits the affiliate. The article does not define "affiliate link" as a separate term, and it mentions US FTC and UK industry guidance on disclosure only in general terms. The creator-culture usage (the "link in bio" style of promotion) applies this older web practice rather than being a distinct slang coinage, and no dated first use of the phrase is documented in the pages consulted. The existing entries on affiliate saturation and open affiliate cover specific situations around it.
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