bookmark
[ boo k-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.
Nearby words
booklouse, booklover, bookmaker, bookmaking, bookman, bookmark, bookmobile, bookpaper, bookplate, bookrack, bookrest
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Examples from the Web for bookmarks
On bookmarks and voter-instruction sheets, Spanish-speaking voters were told Election Day was Nov. 8—instead of Nov. 6.
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Many important deliberations take place about mats, pin-cushions, and bookmarks.
British Dictionary definitions for bookmarks
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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Word Origin and History for bookmarks
bookmark
also book-mark, 1840, from book (n.) + mark (n.1). Bookmarker is older (1838). As a verb, by 1900. Related: Bookmarked; bookmarking.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper