 <p>It is a shorthand way to reference to the route, by using</p> <pre><code>@Html.RouteLink("Privacy"); </code></pre> <p>Here an article on ASP.NET about routing, which helped me a lot...</p> <p><a href="http://www.asp.net/mvc/tutorials/older-versions/controllers-and-routing/asp-net-mvc-routing-overview-cs">ASP.NET MVC Routing Overview (C#)</a></p>