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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.

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of bookmark

First recorded in 1860–65; book + mark 1

Example Sentences

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I could throw on my Discover Weekly or a Daily Mix and find enough songs to fuel my creativity and bookmark a few to later explore the artist’s discography.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026

It will announce itself plainly: a recipe you bookmark without effort, a flavor you can’t stop thinking about, a night when cooking feels like curiosity instead of obligation.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

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 • Dec. 2, 2025

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 • Nov. 22, 2025

She flashed another smile and pulled out a bookmark.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

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