bookmark

American  

[book-mahrk] / ˈbʊkˌmɑrk /

noun

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

2. a bookplate.

3. Digital Technology.

   1. Also called favorite.  a link to a website address saved electronically in a browser to facilitate quick access to the web page.

   2. an electronic pointer created in a computer file to facilitate quick access to a specific part of the text.

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verb (used with object)

1. Digital Technology. to create a bookmark for.

   I bookmarked ten of my favorite blogs.

bookmark British  

/ ˈbʊkˌmɑːk /

noun

1. 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

2. computing

   1. an address for a website stored on a computer so that the user can easily return to the site

   2. an identifier placed in a document so that part of the document can be accessed easily

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verb

1. (tr) computing

   1. to identify and store (a website) so that one can return to it easily

   2. to place a bookmark in (a document)

Etymology

Origin of bookmark

First recorded in 1860–65; book + mark ¹

Example Sentences

Local hockey fans will want to bookmark Feb. 22 for Anaheim Ducks Day and families with little ones may be interested in the Disney Jr. Let’s Play!

From Los Angeles Times

Supporters can numb their pain, at least until they wake up on Sunday morning and find a ticket for the third day of the first Ashes Test is now nothing more than an expensive bookmark.

From BBC

A torn strip of black fabric— from Edward Ashton’s cloak, perhaps?—was tucked inside as a bookmark.

From Literature

This is a working document that you can bookmark and return to frequently.

From Los Angeles Times

The following AI browsers are built with Chrome’s underlying technology, which means you can move all of the same extensions and bookmarks over.

From The Wall Street Journal