back button

American  

[bak buh-tuhn] / ˈbæk ˌbʌ tən /

noun

back buttons plural

1. an icon on an electronic device or screen, usually depicting a leftward-facing arrow, which, when pressed, returns the user to the previous webpage, screen, or selection.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• back buttons
  plural

Example Sentences

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back button

Google says it is expanding its policies to crack down on websites which trap users with "back button hijacking".

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

The back button will bring you back to a previous screen with a short press and launch Samsung Pay with a long press.

From The Verge ● Aug. 19, 2022

Label the note and hit the back button.

From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2021

The way that I listen when I’m truly enthralled by a particular piece of music certainly feels like a crush—picking up the tone arm, hitting the back button, refreshing the browser, over and over.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 26, 2018

The little boy had been twisting himself despairingly, and now said in a small voice, "Mother, I've tried and I've tried and I can't do that back button."

From The Brimming Cup by Fisher, Dorothy Canfield