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nav

3 6.2
A menu on a website or app that links to pages
  • noun
  • /næv/
  • Jargon
translation icon : menú de navegación
  • To improve user experience, the website's nav should be easy to find and use.
  • nav bar

Hightown and I have kind of a little bit running on what what the best NAV will be.

Examples

  • HTML5 has the nav element for representing the navigation section of the page explicitly.

    Blog text (31)
  • Right now, Google bakes G+ into most Google properties via the black nav bar.

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  • I like your nav menu.

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  • So do I do each "page" topic on my nav bar separately?

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  • I had to remove my nav bar and go back to the original Blogger one.

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  • Look at Michael's nav menu above.

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  • I'd also like to see something happen on the nav menu when I hover over the pages.

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  • The second scrollbar on the right nav menu is an indication that I need to rethink my layout.

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  • Readers less interested in her commentary on pop culture or politics can "make Althouse an all-law blog" in her main nav bar.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Simplify the nav menu with one- to three-word descriptions (i.e., About, News, Love Songs, etc.).

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Synonyms

menu
vsnav
  • Specialized
117 1.2

A list of commands on a computer screen that you can choose

is focused on links that let users move between pages or sections
navigation
vsnav
  • Texting
24 3.6

Menus and links on a website or app that help users move between pages and sections

is the specific set of links users click to move between pages

How Easy

sitemap
  • Texting
3 3.6
drop-down menu
  • Specialized
4 3.2
nav
  • Jargon
3 6.2
hierarchical menu
  • Specialized
6.2
footer
7 4.0

Surface Forms

nav singular
navs plural

Etymology

Nav is a short form of navigation, from the root nav- meaning 'ship' and seen in navy. The idea of 'finding a way' moved to the web, so a site's nav is like a small map or menu that helps you move between pages.