Incidentally Erik at a location I'm not sure protocol allows me to identify, maintains that there is no such synonym and that hence we must refer to it only as curtailed link

I searched on the site, that of which Dahil by protocol cannot speak, but found no such post by Erik saying any such thing. In fact, I noticed on the FAQ he calls a link both a hyperlink and a URL (note that the latter is incorrect as per my posting infra). One of the few uses of the word curtailed was by the Dahil himself. Quoting his Number One Son, no less. Are you sure you're remembering things correctly? If you can find the spare keystrokes, send me a PM with the link in it, and I'll get back to you.

Ceci n'est pas un seing.