How to make links open in new windows

Someone asked this question "How to make links open in new windows" in the comments section of this post Does making links open in new windows piss you off?. I thought it a good idea to answer in a post to make it available to more readers.

To make a hyperlink open in a new window, type it this way:
<a href="URL" target="_blank">Description</a>

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