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navigation

navigation

24 3.6
Menus and links on a website or app that help users move between pages and sections
  • noun
  • /ˌnævɪˈɡeɪʃən/
  • Texting
translation icon : navegación
  • Phillipson and Hamilton chose wiki software with navigation features that they thought would help their students.
  • patient navigation
  • user-friendly navigation
  • navigation tools

And the way the navigation works on this, I've slowed down a little bit, is that this, the circle with the triangles inside it is my target, right?

Examples

  • And we will also renew the platform's navigation to make it even more intuitive and user friendly.

  • A new ACM Learning Center, with more user-friendly navigation, went live in early FY11.

    Academic text (2012)

  • So you have some navigation options there.

  • That was the worst excuse for navigation I have ever seen.

    Dragon Rider (2020)

  • Create a navigation bar for all pages, with a link to the home page.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The navigation on the app has been kind of glitchy tonight.

    SlashFM (2022)

  • Our findings show common trends for homepage design, navigation, and information architecture.

    Academic text (2014)

  • The left frame was designed for navigation and listed the threads available on the forum.

    Academic text (2001)

  • To learn more about patterns in user behavior and navigation of serials online, libraries have analyzed link resolver data.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The navigation menu on the website makes it easy to find information quickly.

Synonyms

nav
vsnavigation
  • Jargon
3 6.2

A menu on a website or app that links to pages

is the broader design of menus, links, and controls enabling movement across sections

Antonyms

clutter
41 3.6

Things left around in an untidy way

disorganization
  • US
7 3.8

A lack of order or system that makes things untidy

Compounds

celestial navigation
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A way to find where you are at sea by using stars, the Sun, and the Moon

inertial navigation system
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A machine that uses its own sensors to find a moving object's position and speed without outside signals

inertial navigation
  • Specialized
1 8.3

A way to find position and speed using motion sensors without external signals

navigation light
  • Specialized
1 3.6

A light on a ship or plane that shows its position and direction at night

mystery meat navigation
  • Jargon
9.9

Buttons or links that hide their function so users must guess what they do

How Easy

navigation
  • Texting
24 3.6

Surface Forms

navigation singular
navigations plural

Morphology

navigation = navigate (semi-transparent) = navigate + ion

The web/app meaning is a metaphorical extension of moving through space to moving through pages or sections, so the structural formation is clear but the specific sense is figurative.

Etymology

Navigation comes from the old idea of 'sailing', from the Latin navigare and navis 'ship'. So website or app navigation is like steering a ship: it helps you move from page to page and find what you need.