bookmark

[ book-mahrk ]

/ ˈbʊkˌmɑrk /

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noun

a ribbon or other marker placed between the pages of a book to mark a place.

a bookplate.

Digital Technology.

Also called favorite . a link to a website address saved electronically in a browser to facilitate quick access to the web page.
an electronic pointer created in a computer file to facilitate quick access to a specific part of the text.

verb (used with object)

Digital Technology. to create a bookmark for: I bookmarked ten of my favorite blogs.

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Origin of bookmark

First recorded in 1860–65; book + mark¹

Words nearby bookmark

booklouse, booklover, book lung, bookmaker, bookman, bookmark, book match, bookmobile, book of account, Book of Books, Book of Changes

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How to use bookmark in a sentence

So you should opt for iOS or iPadOS if you rely on Apple apps like Pages or Numbers, you use Safari extensively on a macOS computer and want to sync your bookmarks and history to your phone, or you purchased a lot of media content from Apple.
Make your Android and Apple devices work together|David Nield|August 26, 2021|Popular-Science
We get it—if saving your content as bookmarks has been working for you all this time, there’s no reason to use precious bookmarks bar real estate on a feature you’re not going to use.
Google Chrome’s Reading list will help you finally close some of those tabs|Sandra Gutierrez|June 24, 2021|Popular-Science
In Chrome, you have the ability to sign in and enable a syncing feature so that your bookmarks and your browsing history basically syncs between all the devices and computers that you have.
Ask the expert – Your top FLoC questions answered: How Google is testing cohorts, what FLoC means for B2B and how it works with cross-device browsing|Carolyn Lyden|June 23, 2021|Search Engine Land
The spyware can steal messages, contacts, device details, browser bookmarks and search history, record calls and ambient sound from the microphone, and take photos using the phone’s cameras.
A new Android spyware masquerades as a ‘system update’|Zack Whittaker|March 26, 2021|TechCrunch

The technique leverages the use of favicons, the tiny icons that websites display in users’ browser tabs and bookmark lists.
New browser-tracking hack works even when you flush caches or go incognito|Dan Goodin|February 19, 2021|Ars Technica
Bookmark this page as our political reporters watch the returns from Illinois—and react in real time on Twitter.
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Bookmark this page as our political reporters watch the returns from Alabama and Mississippi—and react in real time on Twitter.
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Bookmark this page as our political reporters watch the Super Tuesday returns—and react in real time on Twitter.
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Too disturbing to read all of a piece, better to bookmark one at a time.
Hot Books for the New Kindle|Sara Nelson|February 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST
It was the 'Æneid,' and I began at your bookmark and tried to stagger through a page, but it floored me.
A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson
Anne read the note, kissed the bookmark, and dispatched a prompt reply back to the other side of the school.
Anne Of Green Gables|Lucy Maud Montgomery
Open and you have a simple openwork bookmark the little child can give father for birthday.
Home Occupations for Boys and Girls|Bertha Johnston
Later on Felicity told me she had worked the bookmark for him because his father used to drink before he ran away.
The Golden Road|Lucy Maud Montgomery
And, and,” Lucile whispered the words, “was there a bookmark in the upper corner of the inside of the front cover?
The Secret Mark|Roy J. Snell

British Dictionary definitions for bookmark

bookmark

/ (ˈbʊkˌmɑːk) /

noun

Also called: bookmarker a strip or band of some material, such as leather or ribbon, put between the pages of a book to mark a place

computing

an address for a website stored on a computer so that the user can easily return to the site
an identifier placed in a document so that part of the document can be accessed easily

verb

(tr) computing

to identify and store (a website) so that one can return to it easily
to place a bookmark in (a document)

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