See more synonyms for bookmark on Thesaurus.com- 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.
- Digital Technology. to create a bookmark for: I bookmarked ten of my favorite blogs.
Origin of bookmark
First recorded in
1860–65; book +
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Related Words for bookmark
flap,
clip,
stop,
flag,
tag,
slip,
strip,
logo,
holder,
loop,
bookmark,
sticker,
marker
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Contemporary Examples of bookmark
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Too disturbing to read all of a piece, better to bookmark one at a time.
Historical Examples of bookmark
Later on Felicity told me she had worked the bookmark for him because his father used to drink before he ran away.
And, and,” Lucile whispered the words, “was there a bookmark in the upper corner of the inside of the front cover?
It was the 'Æneid,' and I began at your bookmark and tried to stagger through a page, but it floored me.
Anne read the note, kissed the bookmark, and dispatched a prompt reply back to the other side of the school.
British Dictionary definitions for bookmark- 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
- (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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Word Origin and History for bookmarkn.also book-mark, 1840, from book (n.) + mark (n.1). Bookmarker is older (1838). As a verb, by 1900. Related: Bookmarked; bookmarking.
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