Plain English Meaning
A really strong mental tie between two ideas, so that when you think of one, the other comes straight to mind. Instructors create them on purpose by linking new lessons to something the student already knows well or finds memorable.
Full Definition
A particularly powerful association between two pieces of information that connects them so strongly in memory that recalling one almost automatically recalls the other. In instructional design, superlinks are deliberately built by tying new material to vivid, meaningful, or emotionally significant references already known to the learner.
Context Anchor
Seen in the Aviation Instructor's Handbook in discussions of how students learn, remember, and connect flight training concepts.
Derivation
From 'super-' (Latin, meaning 'above' or 'beyond') and 'link' (a connection). A superlink is a connection that goes beyond an ordinary mental association in strength and durability.