navigation
Americannoun
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the act or process of navigating.
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the art or science of plotting, ascertaining, or directing the course of a ship, aircraft, or guided missile.
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Computers.
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the act or process of moving from one part of a website, software program, document, etc., to another part, especially by using links or menus.
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the design and placement of user interface elements like links and menus that allow a user to move from one part of a website, software program, document, etc., to another part.
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noun
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the skill or process of plotting a route and directing a ship, aircraft, etc, along it
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the act or practice of navigating
dredging made navigation of the river possible
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rare ship traffic; shipping
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dialect an inland waterway; canal
Other Word Forms
- misnavigation noun
- navigational adjective
- nonnavigation noun
- renavigation noun
Etymology
Origin of navigation
First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin nāvigātiōn- (stem of nāvigātiō ) “a voyage”; navigate, -ion
Example Sentences
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Spend any time outside, and you’ll see people of all ages are constantly on their smartphone or other digital devices for day-to-day tasks including communication, translation, navigation, delivery services, planning and entertainment.
From Los Angeles Times
The advice from motoring organisations is to use satellite navigation systems when you need to - but not to be over-reliant on them.
From BBC
Army veteran who is researching balloon navigation technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
But thanks to Google Maps and navigation systems, we can get specific directions to a place in real time.
British Waterways, a statutory body of the UK government, ceased to exist in 2012 and handed maintenance of canals and rivers to a series of 144 navigation authorities.
From Barron's
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