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bookmark

[ book-mahrk ]

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noun

a ribbon or other marker placed between the pages of a book to mark a place.
a bookplate.
Digital Technology.
1. Also called favorite. a link to a website address saved electronically in a browser to facilitate quick access to the web page.
2. an electronic pointer created in a computer file to facilitate quick access to a specific part of the text.

verb (used with object)

Digital Technology. to create a bookmark for:
I bookmarked ten of my favorite blogs.

bookmark

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noun

Also calledbookmarker a strip or band of some material, such as leather or ribbon, put between the pages of a book to mark a place
computing
1. an address for a website stored on a computer so that the user can easily return to the site
2. an identifier placed in a document so that part of the document can be accessed easily

verb

tr computing
1. to identify and store (a website) so that one can return to it easily
2. to place a bookmark in (a document)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bookmark¹

First recorded in 1860–65; book + mark ¹

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We’ll be adding more guides regularly, so bookmark this page and return often for even more places where you can move in the city.

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"Thanks to encrypted programme bookmarks, we got into the traitor's gadgets - mobile terminals, computers," Malyuk said in a video statement posted on the SBU website.

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And so they would like something, thinking this is just for me to bookmark, maybe come back to later.

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Visit st.news/childcareforum to watch the event when it goes live at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday or bookmark The Seattle Times’ Facebook page.

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“Continued tomorrow,” she announced as she stuck a bookmark in place and closed the book.

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