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1bookmark
noun book·mark \-ˌmärk\
: something (such as a piece of paper) that is put in a book to show the place where you stopped reading
computers : something (such as a menu entry or icon) that allows you to go quickly and directly to something (such as an Internet site) that you have seen before
Full Definition of BOOKMARK
1
or book·mark·er \-ˌmär-kər\ : a marker for finding a place in a book
2
: a menu entry or icon on a computer that is usually created by the user and that serves as a shortcut to a previously viewed location (as an Internet site)
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First Known Use of BOOKMARK
1838
Rhymes with BOOKMARK
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2bookmark
verb
computers : to create a computer bookmark for (something, such as an Internet site)
Full Definition of BOOKMARK
transitive verb
: to create a computer bookmark for <bookmark a Web site>
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First Known Use of BOOKMARK
1985
BOOKMARKER Defined for Kids
bookmark
noun book·mark \ˈbu̇k-ˌmärk\
Definition of BOOKMARK for Kids
1
: something placed in a book to show the page the reader wants to return to
2
: something on a computer screen that serves as a shortcut (as to a Web site)
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