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back button

American

[bak buh-tuhn] / ˈbæk ˌbʌ tən /

noun

plural

back buttons

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.

Example Sentences

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Label the note and hit the back button.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2021

So developers can disable back next to those areas to ensure the back button isn’t accidentally triggered.

From The Verge • Aug. 8, 2019

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 back button previously located semi-permanently in the bottom left of your phone’s screen is gone, although some apps may still offer an on-screen back button you can use.

From Slate • May 10, 2018

In these cases, there is no link back to the footnote anchor, but the browser back button should be used.

From Chlorination of Water by Race, Joseph

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