navigator
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈnævɪˌɡeɪtər/
- Specialized
:
navegador
- This thing runs best when I have a good navigator.
- a patient navigator
- a health navigator
- Navigator provides information
Examples
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Patient navigators assist patients in overcoming barriers to the timely receipt of health care services.
Academic text (2007) -
A software driver was developed that interfaces the Navigator with the PC.
Academic text (1997) -
Instead, they are provided with a navigator to guide them in their work.
Academic text (2015) -
The Building Navigator currently supports these two types of navigation.
Academic text (2010) -
One goal was to determine if the route information provided by the Building Navigator resulted in improved wayfinding performance.
Academic text (2010) -
One participant said, "Without the health navigator, the conversation between the doctor and me will be fruitless."
Academic text (2011) -
The website's navigator made it easy to find the information I needed quickly.
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He relied on the navigator to assist him while using the software.
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Using the navigator, she effortlessly moved between different sections of the application.
Synonyms
1
3.3
A built-in set of steps that shows new users how to use an app or website
Antonyms
How Helpful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Navigator keeps the same image from navigare 'to sail' and navis 'ship', meaning 'one who finds the way'. That's why a computing navigator is a tool or part of an app that guides you through screens and shows the best route, just like a ship navigator guides a journey.