bookmark

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noun

book·​mark ˈbu̇k-ˌmärk 

1

or bookmarker

ˈbu̇k-ˌmär-kər 

: a marker for finding a place in a book

2

: a menu entry or icon on a computer that is usually created by the user and that serves as a shortcut to a previously viewed location (such as an Internet site)

bookmark

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verb

bookmarked; bookmarking; bookmarks

transitive verb

: to create a computer bookmark for

bookmark a website

Examples of bookmark in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The library is hosting a bookmark design contest, and the winning bookmarks will be distributed throughout the library’s branches. —Bella Waters, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025

This is literally a bookmark in a big beautiful book. —Sharareh Drury, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025

Verb

Another reason to bookmark the CoComelon YouTube page? —Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 20 June 2025

To celebrate the new season’s kick-off, here are 23 summer vacation ideas for 2025—or, for powder chasers, a buzzy new hotel to bookmark for skiing in New Zealand this winter. —Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1985, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

bookmark

1 of 2 noun

book·​mark -ˌmärk 

1

: something placed in a book to mark a page

2

: something on a computer screen that serves as a shortcut (as to a website)

bookmark

2 of 2 verb

: to create a computer bookmark for

bookmark a website