social bookmarking
[ soh-shuhl book-mahr-king ]
/ ˈsoʊ ʃəl ˈbʊkˌmɑr kɪŋ /
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noun Digital Technology.
the practice of saving bookmarked web pages to a public website as a way to share the links with other internet users: Social bookmarking is a tool that allows you to add tags and comments to your bookmarks.
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Origin of social bookmarking
First recorded in 2000–05
OTHER WORDS FROM social bookmarking
social bookmark, nounWords nearby social bookmarking
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