back button

American  

[bak buh-tuhn] / ˈbæk ˌbʌ tən /

noun

plural

back buttons

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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Example Sentences

Earlier this month, my sister and brother-in-law spent a good few minutes trying to figure out how to return to the Apple TV landing page, given that the remote didn’t feature a clearly marked “back” button.

From Salon

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

Samsung Pay is also hardcoded as a shortcut when you long-press the back button — and there doesn’t seem to be a way to reprogram it to launch Google Wallet instead.

From The Verge

Press the back button to return to the App info screen, then scroll up to Permissions to turn on microphone access if it isn’t selected already.

From The Verge

And I made the L4 back button into an instant screenshot button so I could snap pics of Delicious Last Course’s devious boss designs.

From The Verge