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bookmark

bookmark

9 2.6
A saved link in a browser or app that lets you return to a page later
  • noun
  • /ˈbʊkˌmɑrk/
  • Texting
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  • Because people use favorites like bookmarks for stuff they want to come back to.

Little things maybe like the ability to sync bookmarks from Google Chrome.

Examples

  • Readers of e-books can insert a digital bookmark to easily return to a specific location in the story.

  • Additionally, users can easily import and export bookmarks between Diggo and Delicious.

    Academic text (2011)

  • At any point, readers can go to a particular page, set a bookmark, or edit the story.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Readers of e-books can insert a digital bookmark to easily return to a specific location in the story.

    Academic text (2012)

  • All web browsers have a "hotlist" or "bookmark" feature for this purpose.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Many people maintain bookmarks and pathfinders that contain links to content-rich websites or use email for breaking news.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Once you've created a profile in RDA Toolkit, you can create bookmarks and save your searches.

  • Pang switched on his e-book and clicked on a bookmark he'd entered earlier.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • All web browsers have a bookmark feature that lets users save their favorite websites for easy access.

  • After creating at least one bookmark, a bookmarks tab will be visible on the left-hand side of the screen.

How Permanent

to preserve
496 3.4
to archive
30 3.9
to file
89 1.8
bookmark
  • Texting
9 2.6

Surface Forms

bookmark singular
bookmarks plural

Morphology

bookmark = book + mark (semi-transparent) = book + mark

The digital sense extends the physical metaphor ('marking' a place) to webpages/documents, which is a common but non-literal extension learners must generalize.

Etymology

Bookmark for the web keeps the same idea: book + mark, a 'mark' for a 'page'. So a digital bookmark is a saved link you use to return to a page later.